Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH4GN968720 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
17 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenJul 21, 2023
SC
Last seenDec 30, 2024
VA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 17 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
4V4NC9EH4GN968720
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
Aug 9, 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
968720

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 21, 2023 – Dec 30, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 30, 2024VAIII · Driver-only0SAB TRUCKING INC 39055650621F3/MD
Nov 9, 2023NMII · Walk-around2OOSSHORTHORN LLC 3856749982F48/MD
Jul 21, 2023SCIII · Driver-only3TMT GROUP INC 3387358982F48/MD
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SAB TRUCKING INC3905565Dec 30, 2024Dec 30, 20241IL
SHORTHORN LLC3856749Nov 9, 2023Nov 9, 20231WI
TMT GROUP INC3387358Jul 21, 2023Jul 21, 20231PA
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.
0621F3MDSAB TRUCKING INCDec 30, 2024Dec 30, 20241
982F48MDSHORTHORN LLCNov 9, 2023Nov 9, 20231
982F48MDTMT GROUP INCJul 21, 2023Jul 21, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026