Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH0FN176949 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenOct 19, 2023
AR
Last seenJun 26, 2026
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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
4V4NC9EH0FN176949
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2015
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
NC9EH

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
176949

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 · 51,900 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 51,900 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
2015

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 · Oct 19, 2023 – Jun 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 26, 2026TNIII · Driver-only1EPHRATA TRANSPORTATION LLC 3026858AH10910/PA
Jun 17, 2026ARII · Walk-around4EPHRATA TRANSPORTATION LLC 3026858AH10910/PA
Jun 10, 2026ARIII · Driver-only0EPHRATA TRANSPORTATION LLC 3026858AH10910/PA
Jun 23, 2025PAII · Walk-around10OOSBENEXT TRANSPORTATION LLC 3711402AH10910/PA
May 22, 2025TNI · Full5OOSBENEXT TRANSPORTATION LLC 3711402AH10910/PA
Feb 16, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0BENEXT TRANSPORTATION LLC 3711402AH10910/PA
Feb 6, 2025PAIII · Driver-only0BENEXT TRANSPORTATION LLC 3711402AH10910/PA
Oct 21, 2024TNIII · Driver-only1BENEXT TRANSPORTATION LLC 3711402AH10910/PA
Dec 12, 2023TXII · Walk-around1BENEXT TRANSPORTATION LLC 3711402AH10910/PA
Oct 19, 2023ARIII · Driver-only1BENEXT TRANSPORTATION LLC 3711402AH10910/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EPHRATA TRANSPORTATION LLC3026858Jun 10, 2026Jun 26, 20263TX
BENEXT TRANSPORTATION LLC3711402Oct 19, 2023Jun 23, 20257PA
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.
AH10910PA1EPHRATA TRANSPORTATION LLCJun 10, 2026Jun 26, 20263
AH10910PABENEXT TRANSPORTATION LLCOct 19, 2023Jun 23, 20257
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026