Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2023 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH3PN606944 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
29 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenApr 10, 2024
NV
Last seenSep 3, 2026
US
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 29 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH3PN606944
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
Jul 5, 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
606944

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.

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 · Apr 10, 2024 – Sep 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 3, 2026USIII · Driver-only0—NORTHERN FREIGHT LLC 337025649327PF/NY
Apr 15, 2026TXIII · Driver-only0—NORTHERN FREIGHT LLC 337025649327PF/NY
Jan 9, 2026NYII · Walk-around0—NORTHERN FREIGHT LLC 337025649327PF/NY
Jul 30, 2025WYI · Full2OOSDAVID P NICHOLS 101206449327PF/NY
Aug 10, 2024MTIII · Driver-only1OOSTRANSNATION LLC 283903723951PF/NY
Apr 10, 2024NVIII · Driver-only0—TRANSNATION LLC 283903723951PF/NY
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NORTHERN FREIGHT LLC3370256Jan 9, 2026Sep 3, 20263NY
DAVID P NICHOLS1012064Jul 30, 2025Jul 30, 20251GA
TRANSNATION LLC2839037Apr 10, 2024Aug 10, 20242NY
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.
49327PFNY1NORTHERN FREIGHT LLCJan 9, 2026 → Sep 3, 20263
49327PFNY—DAVID P NICHOLSJul 30, 2025 → Jul 30, 20251
23951PFNY—TRANSNATION LLCApr 10, 2024 → Aug 10, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026