Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH3FN183846 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 12
First seenJun 25, 2024
CA
Last seenApr 10, 2026
NM
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 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
4V4NC9EH3FN183846
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2015
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
183846

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
2015

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 · Jun 25, 2024 – Apr 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 10, 2026NMIII · Driver-only0ATH TRANSPORTATION INC 4298410ZP08669/CA
Dec 18, 2025UTIII · Driver-only0ATH TRANSPORTATION INC 4298410ZP08669/CA
Nov 6, 2025CAI · Full0ATH TRANSPORTATION INC 4298410ZP08669/CA
Nov 4, 2025ORIII · Driver-only2OOSATH TRANSPORTATION INC 4298410ZP08669/CA
Aug 26, 2025CAII · Walk-around0ATH TRANSPORTATION INC 4298410ZP08669/CA
Aug 7, 2025ORI · Full5OOSATH TRANSPORTATION INC 4298410ZP08669/CA
Apr 15, 2025AZIII · Driver-only1ATH TRANSPORTATION INC 4298410ZP08669/CA
Apr 3, 2025AZII · Walk-around10OOSATH TRANSPORTATION INC 4298410ZP0869/CA
Dec 20, 2024ORII · Walk-around0ATH TRANSPORTATION INC 4298410ZP08669/CA
Dec 11, 2024ORII · Walk-around2OOSATH TRANSPORTATION INC 4298410ZP08669CA/CA
Jul 24, 2024CAII · Walk-around1ACE 1 EXPRESS INC 3258367ZP08669/CA
Jun 25, 2024CAII · Walk-around5OOSACE 1 EXPRESS INC 3258367ZP08669/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ATH TRANSPORTATION INC4298410Dec 11, 2024Apr 10, 202610TX
ACE 1 EXPRESS INC3258367Jun 25, 2024Jul 24, 20242TX
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.
ZP08669CA1ATH TRANSPORTATION INCDec 20, 2024Apr 10, 20268
ZP0869CAATH TRANSPORTATION INCApr 3, 2025Apr 3, 20251
ZP08669CACAATH TRANSPORTATION INCDec 11, 2024Dec 11, 20241
ZP08669CAACE 1 EXPRESS INCJun 25, 2024Jul 24, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026