Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EG5HN983333 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 9
First seenApr 18, 2024
GA
Last seenJul 20, 2026
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 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
4V4NC9EG5HN983333
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
Jun 21, 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
983333

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 · Apr 18, 2024 – Jul 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 20, 2026TNI · Full4OOSSKYHAWK EXPRESS INC 2490984X1081HY/TN
Jun 18, 2026ARIII · Driver-only2OOSSKYHAWK EXPRESS INC 2490984X1081HY/TN
Feb 24, 2026LAI · Full10OOSBARON EXPRESS INC 2579107U6962HY/TN
Jun 9, 2025KYI · Full2OOSBARON EXPRESS INC 2579107U6962HY/TN
Jun 6, 2025MOIII · Driver-only0BARON EXPRESS INC 2579107U6962HY/TN
May 27, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0BARON EXPRESS INC 2579107U6962HY/TN
Dec 9, 2024KYIII · Driver-only3OOSBARON EXPRESS INC 2579107U6962HY/TN
Jun 25, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0BARON EXPRESS INC 2579107T6022HY/TN
Apr 18, 2024GAIII · Driver-only1BARON EXPRESS INC 2579107L1837024576/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SKYHAWK EXPRESS INC2490984Jun 18, 2026Jul 20, 20262TN
BARON EXPRESS INC2579107Apr 18, 2024Feb 24, 20267TN
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
X1081HYTN1SKYHAWK EXPRESS INCJun 18, 2026Jul 20, 20262
U6962HYTNBARON EXPRESS INCDec 9, 2024Feb 24, 20265
T6022HYTNBARON EXPRESS INCJun 25, 2024Jun 25, 20241
L1837024576TNBARON EXPRESS INCApr 18, 2024Apr 18, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026