Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2021 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH1MN281352 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
12 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenOct 18, 2023
CA
Last seenOct 21, 2024
NE
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 12 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH1MN281352
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2021
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
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
281352

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.

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 · Oct 18, 2023 – Oct 21, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 21, 2024NEIII · Driver-only1—ROYAL TASTE INC 3506080P1247947/IL
Jul 30, 2024MTII · Walk-around0—ROYAL TASTE INC 3506080P1247947/IL
Apr 7, 2024WAII · Walk-around1OOSROYAL TASTE INC 3506080TEMP/IL
Feb 28, 2024WAIII · Driver-only1—SMART TRANSPORTATION INC 4034347P1201882/IL
Feb 20, 2024WAII · Walk-around2—SMART TRANSPORTATION INC 4034347P1201882/IL
Feb 8, 2024COIII · Driver-only0—SMART TRANSPORTATION INC 4034347P1201882/IL
Jan 11, 2024ORIII · Driver-only0—SAFE MILES LLC 3531219P1201882/IL
Oct 18, 2023CAI · Full2—ROYAL TASTE INC 3506080P1201882/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ROYAL TASTE INC3506080Oct 18, 2023Oct 21, 20244IL
SMART TRANSPORTATION INC4034347Feb 8, 2024Feb 28, 20243MN
SAFE MILES LLC3531219Jan 11, 2024Jan 11, 20241IL
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.
P1247947IL—ROYAL TASTE INCJul 30, 2024 → Oct 21, 20242
TEMPIL—ROYAL TASTE INCApr 7, 2024 → Apr 7, 20241
P1201882IL—SMART TRANSPORTATION INCFeb 8, 2024 → Feb 28, 20243
P1201882IL—SAFE MILES LLCJan 11, 2024 → Jan 11, 20241
P1201882IL—ROYAL TASTE INCOct 18, 2023 → Oct 18, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026