Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH4GN933708 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 11
First seenAug 7, 2023
US
Last seenJul 9, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH4GN933708
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
933708

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
2016

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 · Aug 7, 2023 – Jul 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 9, 2026TXI · Full5OOSMARTELL TRUCKING SA DE CV 127435255ER3U/MX
May 29, 2026USI · Full4MARTELL TRUCKING SA DE CV 127435255ER3U/MX
Jan 21, 2026USI · Full3MARTELL TRUCKING SA DE CV 127435255ER3U/MX
Jan 15, 2026USI · Full4MARTELL TRUCKING SA DE CV 127435255ER3U/MX
Jan 2, 2026USI · Full11OOSMARTELL TRUCKING SA DE CV 127435255ER3U/MX
Dec 29, 2025TXI · Full6OOSMARTELL TRUCKING SA DE CV 127435255ER3U/MX
Aug 12, 2025USI · Full4MARTELL TRUCKING SA DE CV 127435255ER3U/MX
Jun 3, 2025USI · Full4MARTELL TRUCKING SA DE CV 127435255ER3U/MX
Dec 30, 2024USII · Walk-around2OOSMARTELL TRUCKING SA DE CV 127435255ER3U/MX
Oct 17, 2023TXI · Full4MARTELL ENTERPRISES INC 181585955ER3U/MX
Aug 7, 2023USIII · Driver-only0MARTELL TRUCKING SA DE CV 127435255ER3U/MX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MARTELL TRUCKING SA DE CV1274352Aug 7, 2023Jul 9, 202610TA
MARTELL ENTERPRISES INC1815859Oct 17, 2023Oct 17, 20231TX
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.
55ER3UMX1MARTELL TRUCKING SA DE CVAug 7, 2023Jul 9, 202610
55ER3UMXMARTELL ENTERPRISES INCOct 17, 2023Oct 17, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026