Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH3GN952511 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under5
30 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 13
First seenSep 14, 2023
NE
Last seenMar 18, 2026
NY
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 30 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
4V4NC9EH3GN952511
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
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
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
952511

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 · Sep 14, 2023 – Mar 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 18, 2026NYII · Walk-around4SILK ROAD LOGISTICS LLC 3016823PXD1254/OH
Jan 20, 2026OHIII · Driver-only0SILK ROAD LOGISTICS LLC 3016823PXD1254/OH
Oct 28, 2025MOIII · Driver-only0SILK ROAD LOGISTICS LLC 3016823PXD1254/OH
Feb 24, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0ROBERTSON TRUCKS LLC 3666726200404285/KS
Jan 25, 2025IAII · Walk-around0BUCKEYE TRUCK LLC 2047322200404285/KS
Sep 20, 2024IAII · Walk-around0BJJ ENTERPRISES LLC 1521064200404285/KS
Sep 18, 2024NMII · Walk-around2OOSROBERTSON TRUCKS LLC 3666726200404285/KS
Jul 22, 2024NMII · Walk-around0ROBERTSON TRUCKS LLC 3666726200404285/KS
Mar 1, 2024NMII · Walk-around1OOSHILL BILLY TRUCKING LLC 3533973200404285/KS
Feb 6, 2024NYIII · Driver-only1ROBERTSON TRUCKS LLC 3666726200404285/KS
Jan 21, 2024IAII · Walk-around1OOSHILL BILLY TRUCKING LLC 3533973200404285/KS
Sep 22, 2023IAII · Walk-around1OOSHILL BILLY TRUCKING LLC 3533973200404285/KS
Sep 14, 2023NEIII · Driver-only1HILL BILLY TRUCKING LLC 3533973200404285/KS
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SILK ROAD LOGISTICS LLC3016823Oct 28, 2025Mar 18, 20263SD
ROBERTSON TRUCKS LLC3666726Feb 6, 2024Feb 24, 20254MO
BUCKEYE TRUCK LLC2047322Jan 25, 2025Jan 25, 20251OH
BJJ ENTERPRISES LLC1521064Sep 20, 2024Sep 20, 20241MO
HILL BILLY TRUCKING LLC3533973Sep 14, 2023Mar 1, 20244OH
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.
PXD1254OHSILK ROAD LOGISTICS LLCOct 28, 2025Mar 18, 20263
200404285KSROBERTSON TRUCKS LLCFeb 6, 2024Feb 24, 20254
200404285KSBUCKEYE TRUCK LLCJan 25, 2025Jan 25, 20251
200404285KS1BJJ ENTERPRISES LLCSep 20, 2024Sep 20, 20241
200404285KSHILL BILLY TRUCKING LLCSep 14, 2023Mar 1, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026