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2015 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH0FN181617 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
28 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 10
First seenFeb 12, 2024
WA
Last seenJun 16, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH0FN181617
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
181617

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 12, 2024 – Jun 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 16, 2026CAII · Walk-around0ALWAYS BEST CHOICE TRUCKING LLC 302614880266RP/WA
Nov 12, 2025CAI · Full0ALWAYS BEST CHOICE TRUCKING LLC 302614880266RP/WA
Oct 30, 2025CAII · Walk-around0ALWAYS BEST CHOICE TRUCKING LLC 302614880266RP/WA
Oct 24, 2025ORIII · Driver-only0ALWAYS BEST CHOICE TRUCKING LLC 302614880266RP/WA
Sep 16, 2025CAII · Walk-around0ALWAYS BEST CHOICE TRUCKING LLC 302614880266RP/WA
Apr 21, 2025CAI · Full1ALWAYS BEST CHOICE TRUCKING LLC 302614880266RP/WA
Oct 23, 2024CAI · Full0ALWAYS BEST CHOICE TRUCKING LLC 302614880266RP/WA
Oct 14, 2024CAII · Walk-around0ALWAYS BEST CHOICE TRUCKING LLC 302614880266RP/WA
Feb 15, 2024CAI · Full0ALWAYS BEST CHOICE TRUCKING LLC 302614880266RP/WA
Feb 12, 2024WAIII · Driver-only0ALWAYS BEST CHOICE TRUCKING LLC 302614880266RP/WA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALWAYS BEST CHOICE TRUCKING LLC3026148Feb 12, 2024Jun 16, 202610WA
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.
80266RPWA1ALWAYS BEST CHOICE TRUCKING LLCFeb 12, 2024Jun 16, 202610
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026