Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH2LN230831 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
17 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenNov 29, 2024
WA
Last seenApr 23, 2026
AZ
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 17 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
4V4NC9EH2LN230831
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
Jul 4, 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
230831

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 · Nov 29, 2024 – Apr 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 23, 2026AZI · Full2KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 4518172VW2173/NC
Apr 19, 2026NCII · Walk-around1KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 4518172VW2173/NC
Jul 11, 2025LAIII · Driver-only2GQ LINE LLC 4077475VW2173/NC
Jan 10, 2025PAIII · Driver-only2DANIKO TRANS INC 3913355TE9221/NC
Dec 11, 2024TNII · Walk-around0ALTAIR EXPRESS LLC 3799624TE9221/NC
Nov 29, 2024WAII · Walk-around1DANIKO TRANS INC 3913355TE9221/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC4518172Apr 19, 2026Apr 23, 20262IL
GQ LINE LLC4077475Jul 11, 2025Jul 11, 20251NC
DANIKO TRANS INC3913355Nov 29, 2024Jan 10, 20252NC
ALTAIR EXPRESS LLC3799624Dec 11, 2024Dec 11, 20241NC
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.
VW2173NCKDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLCApr 19, 2026Apr 23, 20262
VW2173NCGQ LINE LLCJul 11, 2025Jul 11, 20251
TE9221NCDANIKO TRANS INCNov 29, 2024Jan 10, 20252
TE9221NC1ALTAIR EXPRESS LLCDec 11, 2024Dec 11, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 4, 2026