Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH4EN173227 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
35 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenAug 10, 2023
GA
Last seenJul 31, 2026
TN
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 35 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
4V4NC9EH4EN173227
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2014
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 15, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
173227

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
2014

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 · Aug 10, 2023 – Jul 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 31, 2026TNIII · Driver-only0MICHAL'S QUALITY TRANSPORTATION INC 1350650P778160/SC
Jul 31, 2026TNIII · Driver-only0FAST CARGO TRANSPORTATION LLC 4351432P778160/SC
Nov 7, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0AMERICAN ROAD LINER INC 1321779P778160/SC
Jun 20, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0AMERICAN ROAD LINER INC 1321779P778160/SC
Sep 28, 2023SCIII · Driver-only1UNITED FREIGHT LINES INC 2425748P778160/SC
Aug 10, 2023GAIII · Driver-only5UNITED FREIGHT LINES INC 2425748P778160/SC
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MICHAL'S QUALITY TRANSPORTATION INC1350650Jul 31, 2026Jul 31, 20261IL
FAST CARGO TRANSPORTATION LLC4351432Jul 31, 2026Jul 31, 20261SC
AMERICAN ROAD LINER INC1321779Jun 20, 2025Nov 7, 20252SC
UNITED FREIGHT LINES INC2425748Aug 10, 2023Sep 28, 20232OK
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.
P778160SC1MICHAL'S QUALITY TRANSPORTATION INCJul 31, 2026Jul 31, 20261
P778160SC1FAST CARGO TRANSPORTATION LLCJul 31, 2026Jul 31, 20261
P778160SCAMERICAN ROAD LINER INCJun 20, 2025Nov 7, 20252
P778160SCUNITED FREIGHT LINES INCAug 10, 2023Sep 28, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 15, 2026