Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH2HN978938 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
20 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenJul 21, 2024
AR
Last seenMar 30, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH2HN978938
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 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
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
978938

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 · Jul 21, 2024 – Mar 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 30, 2026TXI · Full20OOSLINE HAUL EXPRESS LLC 3299764R770609/TX
May 8, 2025COII · Walk-around2LINE HAUL EXPRESS LLC 3299764R770609/TX
Feb 16, 2025COIII · Driver-only1LINE HAUL EXPRESS LLC 3299764TEMP/TX
Jan 25, 2025UTIII · Driver-only2LINE HAUL EXPRESS LLC 3299764TEMP/TX
Jan 18, 2025COII · Walk-around4OOSLINE HAUL EXPRESS LLC 3299764NONE./TX
Nov 14, 2024TXII · Walk-around3OOSLINE HAUL EXPRESS LLC 329976436P831M/TX
Sep 9, 2024MTIII · Driver-only2LINE HAUL EXPRESS LLC 3299764TEMP/TX
Jul 21, 2024ARII · Walk-around0LINE HAUL EXPRESS LLC 3299764NEW VEHICLE/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LINE HAUL EXPRESS LLC3299764Jul 21, 2024Mar 30, 20268TX
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.
R770609TX1LINE HAUL EXPRESS LLCMay 8, 2025Mar 30, 20262
TEMPTX1LINE HAUL EXPRESS LLCSep 9, 2024Feb 16, 20253
NONE.TX1LINE HAUL EXPRESS LLCJan 18, 2025Jan 18, 20251
36P831MTX1LINE HAUL EXPRESS LLCNov 14, 2024Nov 14, 20241
NEW VEHICLETX1LINE HAUL EXPRESS LLCJul 21, 2024Jul 21, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026