Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH3KN212126 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 14
First seenJun 20, 2023
GA
Last seenApr 20, 2026
SC
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH3KN212126
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2019
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
212126

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
2019

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 20, 2023 – Apr 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 20, 2026SCIII · Driver-only0HOWARD SHEPPARD BULK LLC 3002183C5567B/GA
Apr 8, 2026SCII · Walk-around0HOWARD SHEPPARD BULK LLC 3002183C5567B/GA
Jan 8, 2026FLI · Full1HOWARD SHEPPARD BULK LLC 3002183C5567B/GA
Mar 26, 2025SCIII · Driver-only2HOWARD SHEPPARD BULK LLC 3002183C5567B/GA
Dec 19, 2024GAI · Full3OOSHOWARD SHEPPARD BULK LLC 3002183C5567B/GA
May 16, 2024GAI · Full0HOWARD SHEPPARD BULK LLC 3002183C5567B/GA
Feb 27, 2024GAII · Walk-around0HOWARD SHEPPARD BULK LLC 3002183C5567B/GA
Dec 19, 2023GAI · Full0HOWARD SHEPPARD BULK LLC 3002183C5567B/GA
Dec 12, 2023GAII · Walk-around1HOWARD SHEPPARD BULK LLC 3002183C5567B/GA
Oct 31, 2023GAII · Walk-around0HOWARD SHEPPARD BULK LLC 3002183C5567B/GA
Sep 19, 2023GAI · Full0HOWARD SHEPPARD BULK LLC 3002183C5567B/GA
Aug 3, 2023SCIII · Driver-only2HOWARD SHEPPARD BULK LLC 3002183C5567B/GA
Jun 29, 2023GAI · Full0HOWARD SHEPPARD BULK LLC 3002183C5567B/GA
Jun 20, 2023GAI · Full0HOWARD SHEPPARD BULK LLC 3002183C5567B/GA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HOWARD SHEPPARD BULK LLC3002183Jun 20, 2023Apr 20, 202614GA
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.
C5567BGAHOWARD SHEPPARD BULK LLCJun 20, 2023Apr 20, 202614
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026