Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Volvo truck VNL

4V4NC9EH2LN228528 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under5
28 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 11
First seenMar 15, 2024
VA
Last seenJul 24, 2026
PA
Inspected under 5 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
4V4NC9EH2LN228528
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 18, 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
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
228528

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 · Mar 15, 2024 – Jul 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 24, 2026PAI · Full0AP CARGO INC 4472398AG99405/PA
Jun 13, 2026MAIII · Driver-only0M AMIN TRUCKING INC 4338514AG99405/PA
Feb 3, 2026MDI · Full1M AMIN TRUCKING INC 4338514AG99405/PA
Dec 27, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0M AMIN TRUCKING INC 4338514AG99405/PA
Sep 11, 2025NYII · Walk-around0GUNNYMERV TRANSPORTATION LLC 3206764AG99405/PA
Mar 5, 2025NYII · Walk-around0USA CARGO EXPRESS INC 3518952AG99405/PA
Jan 22, 2025NJII · Walk-around1USA CARGO EXPRESS INC 3518952AG99405/PA
Jul 31, 2024ILIII · Driver-only1TR LINES INC 3195038AG99405/PA
May 7, 2024NMII · Walk-around2OOSUSA CARGO EXPRESS INC 3518952AG99405/PA
May 6, 2024KSIII · Driver-only0USA CARGO EXPRESS INC 3518952AG99405/PA
Mar 15, 2024VAIII · Driver-only2USA CARGO EXPRESS INC 3518952AG99405/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AP CARGO INC4472398Jul 24, 2026Jul 24, 20261PA
M AMIN TRUCKING INC4338514Dec 27, 2025Jun 13, 20263PA
GUNNYMERV TRANSPORTATION LLC3206764Sep 11, 2025Sep 11, 20251PA
USA CARGO EXPRESS INC3518952Mar 15, 2024Mar 5, 20255PA
TR LINES INC3195038Jul 31, 2024Jul 31, 20241PA
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.
AG99405PA1AP CARGO INCJul 24, 2026Jul 24, 20261
AG99405PA1M AMIN TRUCKING INCDec 27, 2025Jun 13, 20263
AG99405PAGUNNYMERV TRANSPORTATION LLCSep 11, 2025Sep 11, 20251
AG99405PAUSA CARGO EXPRESS INCMar 15, 2024Mar 5, 20255
AG99405PATR LINES INCJul 31, 2024Jul 31, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026