Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH0GN948948 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 10
First seenOct 2, 2023
CA
Last seenJan 30, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH0GN948948
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 19, 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
948948

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 · Oct 2, 2023 – Jan 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 30, 2026CAIII · Driver-only4ARTPA TRANSPORT INC 30327969G08524/CA
Sep 15, 2025CAIII · Driver-only3ARTPA TRANSPORT INC 30327969G08524/CA
Jun 5, 2025CAII · Walk-around0ARTPA TRANSPORT INC 30327969G08524/CA
May 3, 2025CAII · Walk-around1ARTPA TRANSPORT INC 30327969G08524/CA
Sep 29, 2024CAI · Full3ARTPA TRANSPORT INC 30327969G08524/CA
Mar 11, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0ARTPA TRANSPORT INC 30327969G08524/CA
Feb 27, 2024CAI · Full0ARTPA TRANSPORT INC 30327969G08524/CA
Dec 17, 2023CAII · Walk-around1ARTPA TRANSPORT INC 30327969G08524/CA
Dec 13, 2023CAIII · Driver-only1ARTPA TRANSPORT INC 30327969G08524/CA
Oct 2, 2023CAII · Walk-around4OOSARTPA TRANSPORT INC 30327969G08524/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARTPA TRANSPORT INC3032796Oct 2, 2023Jan 30, 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.
9G08524CAARTPA TRANSPORT INCOct 2, 2023Jan 30, 202610
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026