Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EG6HN971479 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenMar 13, 2024
CA
Last seenMay 19, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
4V4NC9EG6HN971479
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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
971479

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 · Mar 13, 2024 – May 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 19, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0B R G TRANSPORTATION INC 44290139F48477/CA
May 5, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0B R G TRANSPORTATION INC 44290139F48477/CA
Apr 30, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0B R G TRANSPORTATION INC 44290139F48477/CA
Feb 17, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only1FAST BOY LOGISTICS LLC 39658909F48427/CA
Nov 20, 2025CAII · Walk-around1FAST BOY LOGISTICS LLC 39658909F48477/CA
Oct 29, 2025CAI · Full3FAST BOY LOGISTICS LLC 39658909F48477/CA
Oct 27, 2025CAII · Walk-around7OOSFAST BOY LOGISTICS LLC 39658909F48477/CA
Mar 13, 2024CAII · Walk-around1FAST BOY LOGISTICS LLC 39658909F48477/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
B R G TRANSPORTATION INC4429013Apr 30, 2026May 19, 20263CA
FAST BOY LOGISTICS LLC3965890Mar 13, 2024Feb 17, 20265CA
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.
9F48477CAB R G TRANSPORTATION INCApr 30, 2026May 19, 20263
9F48427CAFAST BOY LOGISTICS LLCFeb 17, 2026Feb 17, 20261
9F48477CAFAST BOY LOGISTICS LLCMar 13, 2024Nov 20, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026