Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EG8LN261895 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
29 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenAug 26, 2023
NE
Last seenJan 8, 2026
IN
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 29 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
4V4NC9EG8LN261895
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2020
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
261895

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
2020

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 · Aug 26, 2023 – Jan 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 8, 2026INIII · Driver-only1BEK EXPRESS INC 305180346374PF/NY
Apr 9, 2025UTIII · Driver-only0NMI CARGO INC 412075446374PF/NY
Feb 21, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0NMI CARGO INC 412075446374PF/NY
Feb 11, 2025CAII · Walk-around0NMI CARGO INC 412075446374PF/NY
Jan 31, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0DOT TRANSPORTATION INC 424023P1197894/IL
Nov 29, 2023NYII · Walk-around0DOT TRANSPORTATION INC 424023P 1197894/IL
Aug 26, 2023NEIII · Driver-only0DOT TRANSPORTATION INC 424023P1197894/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BEK EXPRESS INC3051803Jan 8, 2026Jan 8, 20261NY
NMI CARGO INC4120754Feb 11, 2025Apr 9, 20253IL
DOT TRANSPORTATION INC424023Aug 26, 2023Jan 31, 20243IL
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.
46374PFNYBEK EXPRESS INCJan 8, 2026Jan 8, 20261
46374PFNYNMI CARGO INCFeb 11, 2025Apr 9, 20253
P1197894ILDOT TRANSPORTATION INCAug 26, 2023Jan 31, 20242
P 1197894ILDOT TRANSPORTATION INCNov 29, 2023Nov 29, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026