Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH1GN945489 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under5
16 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenFeb 17, 2024
SC
Last seenJun 5, 2025
OR
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 16 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
4V4NC9EH1GN945489
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 28, 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
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
945489

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 · Feb 17, 2024 – Jun 5, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 5, 2025ORIII · Driver-only2CALI FOCUS LLC 3680090BLDK36/CO
Feb 27, 2025COII · Walk-around0BTS CARRIERS LLC 3115238BLDK36/CO
Aug 9, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0FASTEX TRANSPORT LLC 2896812BLDK36/CO
Jul 23, 2024KSIII · Driver-only0ISKA LLC 4035174BLDK36/CO
Jun 7, 2024COII · Walk-around0ISKA LLC 4035174TEMP/CO
Feb 17, 2024SCIII · Driver-only3OOST CARGO INC 3943607AEMP62/CO
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CALI FOCUS LLC3680090Jun 5, 2025Jun 5, 20251CO
BTS CARRIERS LLC3115238Feb 27, 2025Feb 27, 20251CO
FASTEX TRANSPORT LLC2896812Aug 9, 2024Aug 9, 20241CO
ISKA LLC4035174Jun 7, 2024Jul 23, 20242CO
T CARGO INC3943607Feb 17, 2024Feb 17, 20241NY
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.
BLDK36COCALI FOCUS LLCJun 5, 2025Jun 5, 20251
BLDK36COBTS CARRIERS LLCFeb 27, 2025Feb 27, 20251
BLDK36COFASTEX TRANSPORT LLCAug 9, 2024Aug 9, 20241
BLDK36COISKA LLCJul 23, 2024Jul 23, 20241
TEMPCOISKA LLCJun 7, 2024Jun 7, 20241
AEMP62COT CARGO INCFeb 17, 2024Feb 17, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026