Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH3LN227520 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
34 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 12
First seenJul 8, 2023
CA
Last seenMay 22, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 34 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
4V4NC9EH3LN227520
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2020
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
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
227520

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
2020

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 8, 2023 – May 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 22, 2026CAII · Walk-around3OOSMAHAL TRANSPORT XPRESS INC 3948346ZP80122/CA
Apr 3, 2026AZIII · Driver-only1OOSMAHAL TRANSPORT XPRESS INC 3948346ZP80122/CA
Aug 23, 2025CAI · Full1DHX TRANS INC 2851885ZP06973/CA
Apr 3, 2025CAI · Full3OOSDHX TRANS INC 2851885ZP06973/CA
Mar 9, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0DHX TRANS INC 2851885ZP06973/CA
Feb 13, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0DHX TRANS INC 2851885ZP06973/CA
Jan 28, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0DHX TRANS INC 2851885ZP06973/CA
Jan 10, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1DHX TRANS INC 2851885ZP06973/CA
Oct 18, 2024ORIII · Driver-only0DHX TRANS INC 2851885ZP06973/CA
Sep 28, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0DHX TRANS INC 2851885ZP06973/CA
Sep 26, 2024CAI · Full2DHX TRANS INC 2851885ZP06973/CA
Jul 8, 2023CAI · Full1LEGAL TRUCKING INC 3516907XP56027/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MAHAL TRANSPORT XPRESS INC3948346Apr 3, 2026May 22, 20262CA
DHX TRANS INC2851885Sep 26, 2024Aug 23, 20259CA
LEGAL TRUCKING INC3516907Jul 8, 2023Jul 8, 20231CA
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.
ZP80122CAMAHAL TRANSPORT XPRESS INCApr 3, 2026May 22, 20262
ZP06973CADHX TRANS INCSep 26, 2024Aug 23, 20259
XP56027CALEGAL TRUCKING INCJul 8, 2023Jul 8, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026