Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH3DN135938 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
28 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenOct 14, 2023
TN
Last seenFeb 27, 2026
PA
Inspected under 3 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH3DN135938
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2013
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
135938

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
2013

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 14, 2023 – Feb 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 27, 2026PAII · Walk-around3OOSARL TRANSPORT LLC 1863753378003/IN
Jan 29, 2026PAII · Walk-around5OOSARL TRANSPORT LLC 186375AH64431/PA
Jul 19, 2025TNIII · Driver-only1HIGHWAY FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC 1444559AH46012/PA
Apr 22, 2025PAI · Full5OVY TRUCKING INC 1430100AH64431/PA
Oct 14, 2023TNIII · Driver-only3HIGHWAY FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC 1444559AH46012/PA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARL TRANSPORT LLC186375Jan 29, 2026Feb 27, 20262PA
HIGHWAY FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC1444559Oct 14, 2023Jul 19, 20252PA
OVY TRUCKING INC1430100Apr 22, 2025Apr 22, 20251PA
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.
3378003INARL TRANSPORT LLCFeb 27, 2026Feb 27, 20261
AH64431PAARL TRANSPORT LLCJan 29, 2026Jan 29, 20261
AH46012PAHIGHWAY FREIGHT SYSTEMS INCOct 14, 2023Jul 19, 20252
AH64431PAOVY TRUCKING INCApr 22, 2025Apr 22, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026