Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH0GN946634 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
25 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenAug 24, 2024
CA
Last seenSep 17, 2026
WY
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 25 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH0GN946634
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
Jul 30, 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
946634

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.

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 · Aug 24, 2024 – Sep 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 17, 2026WYIII · Driver-only2OOSTSM5 LLC 4410841AH53789/PA
Sep 7, 2026CAII · Walk-around2OOSGUKA INC 4148499AH53789/PA
Jul 23, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1—GUKA INC 4148499AH53789/PA
Apr 2, 2026MNIII · Driver-only0—GUKA INC 4148499AH53789/PA
Mar 26, 2025NEIII · Driver-only0—AMERICARGO EXPRESS LLC 3415266AH53789/PA
Aug 24, 2024CAII · Walk-around1—AMERICARGO EXPRESS LLC 3415266AH53789/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TSM5 LLC4410841Sep 17, 2026Sep 17, 20261PA
GUKA INC4148499Apr 2, 2026Sep 7, 20263PA
AMERICARGO EXPRESS LLC3415266Aug 24, 2024Mar 26, 20252PA
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.
AH53789PA1TSM5 LLCSep 17, 2026 → Sep 17, 20261
AH53789PA1GUKA INCApr 2, 2026 → Sep 7, 20263
AH53789PA—AMERICARGO EXPRESS LLCAug 24, 2024 → Mar 26, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 30, 2026