Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2021 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH1MN286826 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenAug 19, 2024
CA
Last seenOct 29, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
4V4NC9EH1MN286826
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
Aug 20, 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
286826

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 · Aug 19, 2024 – Oct 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 29, 2026CAII · Walk-around1OOSTAYLOR METAL INC 444427YAKL999/OR
May 6, 2026CAI · Full2—TAYLOR METAL INC 444427YAKL999/OR
May 6, 2026CAI · Full2—TAYLOR METAL INC 444427YAKL999/OR
Apr 16, 2026CAII · Walk-around1OOSTAYLOR METAL INC 444427YAKL999/OR
Mar 4, 2026CAII · Walk-around0—TAYLOR METAL INC 444427YAKL999/OR
Dec 16, 2025CAI · Full1—TAYLOR METAL INC 444427YAKL999/OR
Oct 30, 2024CAI · Full0—ST DISTRIBUTING CO LLC 39413609G33494/CA
Aug 19, 2024CAII · Walk-around1—ST DISTRIBUTING CO LLC 39413609G33494/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TAYLOR METAL INC444427Dec 16, 2025Oct 29, 20266OR
ST DISTRIBUTING CO LLC3941360Aug 19, 2024Oct 30, 20242CA
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.
YAKL999OR1TAYLOR METAL INCDec 16, 2025 → Oct 29, 20266
9G33494CA—ST DISTRIBUTING CO LLCAug 19, 2024 → Oct 30, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 20, 2026