Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo truck VNL

4V4NC9EH0HN969610 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJun 13, 2023
MI
Last seenFeb 26, 2026
MI
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH0HN969610
Make
Volvo truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2017
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 14, 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
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
969610

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
2017

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 · Jun 13, 2023 – Feb 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 26, 2026MIIII · Driver-only1BDR INTERNATIONAL LTD 453102PB23921/ON
Jul 15, 2024NMII · Walk-around1STAGE WEST EXPRESS INC 788219PB10992/OT
Jun 29, 2024MIII · Walk-around6STAGE WEST EXPRESS INC 788219PB10992/ON
Jun 13, 2023MIII · Walk-around1OOSBDR INTERNATIONAL LTD 453102PA72886/ON
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BDR INTERNATIONAL LTD453102Jun 13, 2023Feb 26, 20262ON
STAGE WEST EXPRESS INC788219Jun 29, 2024Jul 15, 20242ON
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.
PB23921ONBDR INTERNATIONAL LTDFeb 26, 2026Feb 26, 20261
PB10992OTSTAGE WEST EXPRESS INCJul 15, 2024Jul 15, 20241
PB10992ONSTAGE WEST EXPRESS INCJun 29, 2024Jun 29, 20241
PA72886ONBDR INTERNATIONAL LTDJun 13, 2023Jun 13, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 14, 2026