Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH2HN978874 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenFeb 14, 2024
AZ
Last seenJun 17, 2026
FL
Inspected under 2 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
4V4NC9EH2HN978874
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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
978874

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 · Feb 14, 2024 – Jun 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 17, 2026FLII · Walk-around12PHOENIX TRANSPORT CORP 3866098CN75KV/FL
Jun 12, 2026FLII · Walk-around5PHOENIX TRANSPORT CORP 3866098CN75JV/FL
May 17, 2026FLIII · Driver-only1PHOENIX TRANSPORT CORP 3866098CN745JV/FL
May 24, 2024LAIII · Driver-only1SIMPLE BOX LLC 3033898XB273H/FL
Feb 26, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0SIMPLE BOX LLC 3033898AB94NX/FL
Feb 14, 2024AZIII · Driver-only2SIMPLE BOX LLC 3033898AB94NX/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PHOENIX TRANSPORT CORP3866098May 17, 2026Jun 17, 20263FL
SIMPLE BOX LLC3033898Feb 14, 2024May 24, 20243FL
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.
CN75KVFL1PHOENIX TRANSPORT CORPJun 17, 2026Jun 17, 20261
CN75JVFL1PHOENIX TRANSPORT CORPJun 12, 2026Jun 12, 20261
CN745JVFLPHOENIX TRANSPORT CORPMay 17, 2026May 17, 20261
XB273HFLSIMPLE BOX LLCMay 24, 2024May 24, 20241
AB94NXFLSIMPLE BOX LLCFeb 14, 2024Feb 26, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026