Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH1HN976176 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
30 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenNov 19, 2023
CA
Last seenMay 14, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 30 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
4V4NC9EH1HN976176
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
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
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
976176

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 · Nov 19, 2023 – May 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 14, 2026TXII · Walk-around1MTF LINE LLC 3430711PXC6611/OH
Apr 16, 2026MOIII · Driver-only0MTF LINE LLC 3430711PXC6611/OH
Mar 26, 2026LAIII · Driver-only0MTF LINE LLC 3430711PXC6611/OH
Sep 11, 2025LAIII · Driver-only0MTF LINE LLC 3430711PXC6611/OH
Jun 30, 2025TXII · Walk-around1MTF LINE LLC 3430711PXC6611/OH
May 7, 2025SCIII · Driver-only0HA & HA EXPRESS LLC 2590195T217612/OH
Jun 27, 2024KYI · Full3CARGO EMPIRE LLC 3685379P1176975/IL
May 25, 2024TNI · Full2OOSCARGO EMPIRE LLC 3685379P1176975/IL
Nov 19, 2023CAIII · Driver-only1CARGO EMPIRE LLC 3685379TP203196/SC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MTF LINE LLC3430711Jun 30, 2025May 14, 20265OH
HA & HA EXPRESS LLC2590195May 7, 2025May 7, 20251NC
CARGO EMPIRE LLC3685379Nov 19, 2023Jun 27, 20243IL
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.
PXC6611OHMTF LINE LLCJun 30, 2025May 14, 20265
T217612OHHA & HA EXPRESS LLCMay 7, 2025May 7, 20251
P1176975ILCARGO EMPIRE LLCMay 25, 2024Jun 27, 20242
TP203196SCCARGO EMPIRE LLCNov 19, 2023Nov 19, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026