Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH1GN953754 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
28 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 12
First seenAug 7, 2023
AZ
Last seenDec 24, 2025
AZ
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 28 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
4V4NC9EH1GN953754
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 16, 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
953754

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 · Aug 7, 2023 – Dec 24, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 24, 2025AZII · Walk-around3OOSHMI&W TRUCKING INC 4242384YP94159/CA
Aug 4, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0LB & LJ INC 2785259YP94159/CA
Jul 1, 2025OKIII · Driver-only1LB & LJ INC 2785259YP94159/CA
May 15, 2025AZII · Walk-around0HMI&W TRUCKING INC 4242384YP94159/CA
Mar 5, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0HMI&W TRUCKING INC 4242384YP94159/CA
Jan 7, 2025NVII · Walk-around0HMI&W TRUCKING INC 4242384YP94159/CA
Dec 27, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0HMI&W TRUCKING INC 4242384YP94159/CA
Dec 27, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0HMI&W TRUCKING INC 4242384YP94159/CA
Sep 24, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0HMI&W TRUCKING INC 4242384YP94159/CA
Jul 16, 2024UTIII · Driver-only1PINE FREIGHT INC 3446627YP70792/CA
Feb 21, 2024MOII · Walk-around1PINE FREIGHT INC 3446627YP70792/CA
Aug 7, 2023AZI · Full8CHERR UP 1961 INC 4096802YP96369/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HMI&W TRUCKING INC4242384Sep 24, 2024Dec 24, 20257CA
LB & LJ INC2785259Jul 1, 2025Aug 4, 20252CA
PINE FREIGHT INC3446627Feb 21, 2024Jul 16, 20242CA
CHERR UP 1961 INC4096802Aug 7, 2023Aug 7, 20231CA
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.
YP94159CAHMI&W TRUCKING INCSep 24, 2024Dec 24, 20257
YP94159CALB & LJ INCJul 1, 2025Aug 4, 20252
YP70792CAPINE FREIGHT INCFeb 21, 2024Jul 16, 20242
YP96369CACHERR UP 1961 INCAug 7, 2023Aug 7, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026