Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EG5HN976981 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under5
33 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenSep 27, 2023
OH
Last seenJun 5, 2026
NY
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 33 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EG5HN976981
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2017
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 4, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
4V4

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
NC9EG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
976981

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
VOLVO TRUCK

Prefix basis · 2,868 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 2,868 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2017

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
VOLVO TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
VNL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 27, 2023 – Jun 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 5, 2026NYII · Walk-around13RELIABLE SAFE TRANSPORT INC 3788102H221AA/NY
Jan 7, 2026NYII · Walk-around19OOSLPV & SON TRANSPORT LLC 4138905AZ70X/NJ
May 20, 2025PAIII · Driver-only2DBZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 4200030AZ183U/NJ
Jan 16, 2025PAIII · Driver-only2PRENSA TRUCKING LLC 42381632576373/IN
Sep 27, 2023OHIII · Driver-only3OOSKAYJESS INTERSTATE CARGO LLC 3616807AX897L/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RELIABLE SAFE TRANSPORT INC3788102Jun 5, 2026Jun 5, 20261NC
LPV & SON TRANSPORT LLC4138905Jan 7, 2026Jan 7, 20261FL
DBZ TRANSPORTATION LLC4200030May 20, 2025May 20, 20251NJ
PRENSA TRUCKING LLC4238163Jan 16, 2025Jan 16, 20251NJ
KAYJESS INTERSTATE CARGO LLC3616807Sep 27, 2023Sep 27, 20231NJ
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
H221AANYRELIABLE SAFE TRANSPORT INCJun 5, 2026Jun 5, 20261
AZ70XNJLPV & SON TRANSPORT LLCJan 7, 2026Jan 7, 20261
AZ183UNJDBZ TRANSPORTATION LLCMay 20, 2025May 20, 20251
2576373INPRENSA TRUCKING LLCJan 16, 2025Jan 16, 20251
AX897LNJKAYJESS INTERSTATE CARGO LLCSep 27, 2023Sep 27, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 4, 2026