Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH3GN961015 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
11 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenMay 3, 2024
TX
Last seenApr 25, 2025
IN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 11 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
4V4NC9EH3GN961015
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 21, 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
961015

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 · May 3, 2024 – Apr 25, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 25, 2025INIII · Driver-only0K TRANSLINK INC 4341022ZP15724/CA
Feb 13, 2025AZIII · Driver-only0K TRANSLINK INC 4341022ZP15724/CA
Jan 26, 2025NMI · Full8OOSNEW SK TRANSPORTATION INC 3649425ZP15724/CA
Jan 7, 2025TNII · Walk-around2NEW SK TRANSPORTATION INC 3649425ZP15724/CA
Dec 11, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0NEW SK TRANSPORTATION INC 3649425ZP15724/CA
Jun 23, 2024AZII · Walk-around2NEW SK TRANSPORTATION INC 3649425ZP15724/CA
Jun 1, 2024ARIII · Driver-only1OOSNEW SK TRANSPORTATION INC 3649425ZP15724/CA
May 3, 2024TXII · Walk-around3OOSNEW SK TRANSPORTATION INC 3649425ZP15724/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
K TRANSLINK INC4341022Feb 13, 2025Apr 25, 20252CA
NEW SK TRANSPORTATION INC3649425May 3, 2024Jan 26, 20256PA
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.
ZP15724CAK TRANSLINK INCFeb 13, 2025Apr 25, 20252
ZP15724CANEW SK TRANSPORTATION INCMay 3, 2024Jan 26, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026