Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EG9HN978085 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
28 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenApr 10, 2024
OH
Last seenAug 5, 2026
WA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 28 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
4V4NC9EG9HN978085
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 28, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
978085

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 10, 2024 – Aug 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 5, 2026WAIII · Driver-only0NODIR EXPRESS INC 4373364PXE5662/OH
Nov 24, 2025OHIII · Driver-only1THOMAS A HUNEYCUTT TRUCKING INC 1288693PWU9854/OH
Oct 7, 2025IAIII · Driver-only1SORA EXPRESS LLC 4180583PWU9854/OH
Sep 10, 2025MOI · Full1SORA EXPRESS LLC 4180583PWU9854/OH
Aug 23, 2025NCII · Walk-around0SORA EXPRESS LLC 4180583PWU9854/OH
Jul 22, 2025ARIII · Driver-only0SORA EXPRESS LLC 4180583PWU9854/OH
Apr 10, 2024OHII · Walk-around0BOBO TRANSPORTATION INC 3453551PWU9854/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NODIR EXPRESS INC4373364Aug 5, 2026Aug 5, 20261OH
THOMAS A HUNEYCUTT TRUCKING INC1288693Nov 24, 2025Nov 24, 20251OH
SORA EXPRESS LLC4180583Jul 22, 2025Oct 7, 20254OH
BOBO TRANSPORTATION INC3453551Apr 10, 2024Apr 10, 20241OH
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.
PXE5662OH1NODIR EXPRESS INCAug 5, 2026Aug 5, 20261
PWU9854OHTHOMAS A HUNEYCUTT TRUCKING INCNov 24, 2025Nov 24, 20251
PWU9854OHSORA EXPRESS LLCJul 22, 2025Oct 7, 20254
PWU9854OHBOBO TRANSPORTATION INCApr 10, 2024Apr 10, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026