Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH3GN950130 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
36 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJul 18, 2023
MI
Last seenJul 31, 2026
OR
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 36 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
4V4NC9EH3GN950130
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 15, 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
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
950130

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
2016

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 · Jul 18, 2023 – Jul 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 31, 2026ORIII · Driver-only0CANYON CARGO LLC 3065437AN02189/AZ
Dec 2, 2025NVIII · Driver-only0CANYON CARGO LLC 3065437AN02189/AZ
Nov 18, 2025NVII · Walk-around0CANYON CARGO LLC 3065437AN02189/AZ
Dec 15, 2023ARIII · Driver-only0PATRIOT TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 3553687FT4882/IA
Jul 18, 2023MIIII · Driver-only1PATRIOT TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 3553687FT4882/IA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CANYON CARGO LLC3065437Nov 18, 2025Jul 31, 20263AZ
PATRIOT TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC3553687Jul 18, 2023Dec 15, 20232IA
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.
AN02189AZ1CANYON CARGO LLCNov 18, 2025Jul 31, 20263
FT4882IAPATRIOT TRANSPORT SERVICES LLCJul 18, 2023Dec 15, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 15, 2026