Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EG7HN978098 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
37 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 6
First seenJun 13, 2023
SD
Last seenJul 20, 2026
LA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 37 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
4V4NC9EG7HN978098
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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
978098

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 · Jun 13, 2023 – Jul 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 20, 2026LAIII · Driver-only0HERBO TRANSPORT LLC 3415482ZP89562/CA
May 26, 2026LAIII · Driver-only1HERBO TRANSPORT LLC 3415482ZP89562/CA
Aug 29, 2023TXII · Walk-around4OOSLRG SAFE TRUCKING LLC 3040997AB74HM/FL
Jul 13, 2023TXII · Walk-around5OOSLRG SAFE TRUCKING LLC 3040997JD47UA/FL
Jun 20, 2023NYII · Walk-around13OOSLRG SAFE TRUCKING LLC 3040997JD47UA/FL
Jun 13, 2023SDII · Walk-around6OOSLRG SAFE TRUCKING LLC 3040997JD47UA/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HERBO TRANSPORT LLC3415482May 26, 2026Jul 20, 20262CA
LRG SAFE TRUCKING LLC3040997Jun 13, 2023Aug 29, 20234FL
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.
ZP89562CA1HERBO TRANSPORT LLCMay 26, 2026Jul 20, 20262
AB74HMFLLRG SAFE TRUCKING LLCAug 29, 2023Aug 29, 20231
JD47UAFLLRG SAFE TRUCKING LLCJun 13, 2023Jul 13, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 4, 2026