Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH1HN977179 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
28 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenJun 15, 2023
SC
Last seenOct 29, 2025
MS
Inspected under 3 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
4V4NC9EH1HN977179
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 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
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
977179

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 15, 2023 – Oct 29, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 29, 2025MSI · Full0AKA FS LLC 3899976PXD0647/OH
Sep 22, 2025COIII · Driver-only0AKA FS LLC 3899976PXD0647/OH
Jun 16, 2025TXII · Walk-around0AKA FS LLC 3899976PXD0647/OH
Dec 30, 2023SDII · Walk-around0BSH GROUP INC 349969615963PF/NY
Oct 2, 2023NYII · Walk-around5USA CARGO LLC 252905715963PF/NY
Jun 15, 2023SCIII · Driver-only0USA CARGO LLC 252905715963PF/NY
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AKA FS LLC3899976Jun 16, 2025Oct 29, 20253PA
BSH GROUP INC3499696Dec 30, 2023Dec 30, 20231PA
USA CARGO LLC2529057Jun 15, 2023Oct 2, 20232NJ
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.
PXD0647OHAKA FS LLCJun 16, 2025Oct 29, 20253
15963PFNYBSH GROUP INCDec 30, 2023Dec 30, 20231
15963PFNYUSA CARGO LLCJun 15, 2023Oct 2, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026