Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH1LN198518 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
31 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenJul 23, 2023
NE
Last seenFeb 12, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 31 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
4V4NC9EH1LN198518
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2020
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
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
198518

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
2020

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 · Jul 23, 2023 – Feb 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 12, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0SSK LOGISTICS LLC 432252885KT3V/MO
Jul 24, 2025DEIII · Driver-only1SSK LOGISTICS LLC 432252885KT3V/MO
Jul 7, 2025CAII · Walk-around1KARL'S SONS EXPRESS INC 2842504ZP32086/CA
May 22, 2025WAIII · Driver-only0KARL'S SONS EXPRESS INC 2842504ZP32086/CA
Oct 31, 2024WAIII · Driver-only1OOSKARL'S SONS EXPRESS INC 2842504ZP32086/CA
Jul 23, 2023NEIII · Driver-only0TRANSPORTING CARS CHAMPION INC 2287307XP50750/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SSK LOGISTICS LLC4322528Jul 24, 2025Feb 12, 20262MO
KARL'S SONS EXPRESS INC2842504Oct 31, 2024Jul 7, 20253CA
TRANSPORTING CARS CHAMPION INC2287307Jul 23, 2023Jul 23, 20231TX
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.
85KT3VMOSSK LOGISTICS LLCJul 24, 2025Feb 12, 20262
ZP32086CAKARL'S SONS EXPRESS INCOct 31, 2024Jul 7, 20253
XP50750CATRANSPORTING CARS CHAMPION INCJul 23, 2023Jul 23, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026