Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH0GN942177 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenJan 30, 2024
CA
Last seenApr 27, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH0GN942177
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
942177

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
2016

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 · Jan 30, 2024 – Apr 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 27, 2026CAI · Full3ALARCON TRUCKING LLC 3764411ZP72011/CA
Apr 8, 2026CAII · Walk-around1ALARCON TRUCKING LLC 3764411ZP72011/CA
Mar 24, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0ALARCON TRUCKING LLC 3764411ZP72011/CA
Feb 12, 2026CAI · Full3ALARCON TRUCKING LLC 3764411ZP72011/CA
Dec 9, 2025CAII · Walk-around2OOSALARCON TRUCKING LLC 3764411ZP72011/CA
Nov 21, 2025AZII · Walk-around3OOSALARCON TRUCKING LLC 3764411ZP72011/CA
Sep 23, 2025AZII · Walk-around4ALARCON TRUCKING LLC 3764411YP49114/CA
Mar 19, 2025CAII · Walk-around2ALARCON TRUCKING LLC 3764411YP49114/CA
Dec 4, 2024CAII · Walk-around1ALARCON TRUCKING LLC 3764411YP49114/CA
Jan 30, 2024CAI · Full0ALARCON TRUCKING LLC 3764411YP49114/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALARCON TRUCKING LLC3764411Jan 30, 2024Apr 27, 202610CA
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.
ZP72011CAALARCON TRUCKING LLCNov 21, 2025Apr 27, 20266
YP49114CAALARCON TRUCKING LLCJan 30, 2024Sep 23, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026