Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH2MN265242 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
33 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenOct 16, 2023
AZ
Last seenJul 27, 2026
CA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 33 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH2MN265242
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
Jun 24, 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
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
265242

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
2021

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 · Oct 16, 2023 – Jul 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 27, 2026CAII · Walk-around1OOSCASTLE EXPRESS LLC 4041553PWV3183/OH
Jun 22, 2026CAII · Walk-around4TYCHICUS C JONES 1365145PWV3183/OH
Mar 19, 2026AZII · Walk-around6OOSINTENSE LLC 3471970PWV3183/OH
Sep 1, 2025IAIII · Driver-only1WAYSIDE GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LLC 3450596PWV3183/OH
Feb 10, 2024NMII · Walk-around0INTENSE LLC 3471970PWV3183/OH
Nov 3, 2023UTI · Full2INTENSE LLC 3471970PWV3183/OH
Oct 25, 2023NMII · Walk-around1INTENSE LLC 3471970PWV3183/OH
Oct 16, 2023AZII · Walk-around0INTENSE LLC 3471970PWV3183/OH
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CASTLE EXPRESS LLC4041553Jul 27, 2026Jul 27, 20261OH
TYCHICUS C JONES1365145Jun 22, 2026Jun 22, 20261OH
INTENSE LLC3471970Oct 16, 2023Mar 19, 20265OH
WAYSIDE GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LLC3450596Sep 1, 2025Sep 1, 20251OH
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.
PWV3183OH1CASTLE EXPRESS LLCJul 27, 2026Jul 27, 20261
PWV3183OH1TYCHICUS C JONESJun 22, 2026Jun 22, 20261
PWV3183OHINTENSE LLCOct 16, 2023Mar 19, 20265
PWV3183OHWAYSIDE GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LLCSep 1, 2025Sep 1, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 24, 2026