Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH3KN871646 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
23 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenFeb 14, 2024
CA
Last seenJan 7, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 23 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH3KN871646
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 28, 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
871646

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 14, 2024 – Jan 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 7, 2026CAI · Full1HORIZON HAULING LLC 3823418ZP54744/CA
Oct 10, 2025IAII · Walk-around2OOSLION EXPRESS LOGISTICS LLC 3709501ZP54744/CA
Sep 29, 2025FLII · Walk-around9OOSLION EXPRESS LOGISTICS LLC 3709501ZP54744/CA
Dec 5, 2024NVII · Walk-around0R-TRANS LLC 3657195YP03497/CA
Nov 8, 2024IAII · Walk-around1R-TRANS LLC 3657195YP03497/CA
Feb 14, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1R-TRANS LLC 3657195YP03497/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HORIZON HAULING LLC3823418Jan 7, 2026Jan 7, 20261PA
LION EXPRESS LOGISTICS LLC3709501Sep 29, 2025Oct 10, 20252MI
R-TRANS LLC3657195Feb 14, 2024Dec 5, 20243CA
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.
ZP54744CAHORIZON HAULING LLCJan 7, 2026Jan 7, 20261
ZP54744CALION EXPRESS LOGISTICS LLCSep 29, 2025Oct 10, 20252
YP03497CAR-TRANS LLCFeb 14, 2024Dec 5, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026