Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH0GN959139 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
19 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenOct 21, 2024
UT
Last seenMay 6, 2026
NM
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 19 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
4V4NC9EH0GN959139
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 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
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
959139

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 21, 2024 – May 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 6, 2026NMI · Full0MIDWEST LINE TRUCKING LLC 4338618PXC0203/OH
Jan 12, 2026CAII · Walk-around0C L SCOTT LOGISTICS LLC 3549453PXC0203/OH
Dec 26, 2025NVIII · Driver-only0C L SCOTT LOGISTICS LLC 3549453PXC0203/OH
Nov 20, 2025KYI · Full2TRISTAR D & D LOGISTICS INC 3174980PXC0203/OH
Jul 8, 2025MDII · Walk-around2OOSTRISTAR D & D LOGISTICS INC 3174980PXC0203/OH
Mar 5, 2025INIII · Driver-only0TRISTAR D & D LOGISTICS INC 3174980PXC0203/OH
Oct 21, 2024UTIII · Driver-only1TRISTAR D & D LOGISTICS INC 3174980PXA6473/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MIDWEST LINE TRUCKING LLC4338618May 6, 2026May 6, 20261OH
C L SCOTT LOGISTICS LLC3549453Dec 26, 2025Jan 12, 20262OH
TRISTAR D & D LOGISTICS INC3174980Oct 21, 2024Nov 20, 20254OH
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.
PXC0203OHMIDWEST LINE TRUCKING LLCMay 6, 2026May 6, 20261
PXC0203OHC L SCOTT LOGISTICS LLCDec 26, 2025Jan 12, 20262
PXC0203OHTRISTAR D & D LOGISTICS INCMar 5, 2025Nov 20, 20253
PXA6473OHTRISTAR D & D LOGISTICS INCOct 21, 2024Oct 21, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026