Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH3PN310838 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
38 mo
Inspections18
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 18
First seenJun 24, 2023
CA
Last seenAug 4, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 38 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
4V4NC9EH3PN310838
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2023
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 14, 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
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
310838

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
2023

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 24, 2023 – Aug 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 4, 2026CAIII · Driver-only2MAHAL TRANSPORT XPRESS INC 3948346ZP80218/CA
May 26, 2026COIII · Driver-only3DTX TRANS INC 2884136ZP80218/CA
Oct 18, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0MAHAL TRANSPORT XPRESS INC 3948346ZP06938/CA
Aug 24, 2025CAII · Walk-around5OOSDTX TRANS INC 2884136ZP06938/CA
Jun 4, 2025ORIII · Driver-only2DTX TRANS INC 2884136ZP06938/CA
Mar 28, 2025CAII · Walk-around0DTX TRANS INC 2884136ZP06938/CA
Mar 28, 2025USI · Full0DTX TRANS INC 2884136ZP06938/CA
Jan 1, 2025CAI · Full1OOSDTX TRANS INC 2884136ZP06938/CA
Dec 7, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0DTX TRANS INC 2884136ZP06938/CA
Sep 12, 2024CAI · Full0DTX TRANS INC 2884136ZP06938/CA
Jun 28, 2024NMII · Walk-around4OOSDTX TRANS INC 2884136ZP06938/CA
Mar 26, 2024NMII · Walk-around0DTX TRANS INC 2884136YP60913/CA
Mar 25, 2024CAI · Full1DTX TRANS INC 2884136ZP06938/CA
Dec 22, 2023ARIII · Driver-only0DTX TRANS INC 2884136YP60913/CA
Oct 30, 2023CAII · Walk-around1DTX TRANS INC 2884136ZP09113/CA
Oct 25, 2023NVII · Walk-around4DTX TRANS INC 2884136YP60913/CA
Jul 20, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0DTX TRANS INC 2884136YP60913/CA
Jun 24, 2023CAI · Full1DTX TRANS INC 2884136YP60913/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MAHAL TRANSPORT XPRESS INC3948346Oct 18, 2025Aug 4, 20262CA
DTX TRANS INC2884136Jun 24, 2023May 26, 202616CA
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.
ZP80218CA1MAHAL TRANSPORT XPRESS INCAug 4, 2026Aug 4, 20261
ZP80218CADTX TRANS INCMay 26, 2026May 26, 20261
ZP06938CAMAHAL TRANSPORT XPRESS INCOct 18, 2025Oct 18, 20251
ZP06938CADTX TRANS INCMar 25, 2024Aug 24, 20259
YP60913CADTX TRANS INCJun 24, 2023Mar 26, 20245
ZP09113CADTX TRANS INCOct 30, 2023Oct 30, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026