Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH4HN980187 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
34 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenSep 11, 2023
OK
Last seenJul 16, 2026
OK
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 34 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
4V4NC9EH4HN980187
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2017
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
980187

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
2017

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 · Sep 11, 2023 – Jul 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 16, 2026OKI · Full1NUROTA INC 3737308P1293471/IL
Jul 16, 2026OKI · Full1NUROTA INC 3737308P1293471/IL
Jan 22, 2026KYII · Walk-around1NUROTA INC 3737308P1293471/IL
Jan 15, 2026AZII · Walk-around4NUROTA INC 3737308P1293471/IL
Jan 6, 2026MIII · Walk-around3OOSNUROTA INC 3737308P1293471/IL
Nov 25, 2025ILI · Full0COOPER TRUCK LINE INC 257357F7242HY/TN
May 30, 2024NCII · Walk-around3OOSLITTLEJOHN TRANSPORT LLC 179701640867PF/NY
Apr 3, 2024ILIII · Driver-only2LITTLEJOHN TRANSPORT LLC 179701633186PF/NY
Sep 25, 2023ARIII · Driver-only0CARVONUZ LTD 363838833186PF/NY
Sep 11, 2023OKIII · Driver-only0CARVONUZ LTD 363838833186PF/NY
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NUROTA INC3737308Jan 6, 2026Jul 16, 20265OH
COOPER TRUCK LINE INC257357Nov 25, 2025Nov 25, 20251MS
LITTLEJOHN TRANSPORT LLC1797016Apr 3, 2024May 30, 20242GA
CARVONUZ LTD3638388Sep 11, 2023Sep 25, 20232OH
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.
P1293471IL1NUROTA INCJan 6, 2026Jul 16, 20265
F7242HYTNCOOPER TRUCK LINE INCNov 25, 2025Nov 25, 20251
40867PFNYLITTLEJOHN TRANSPORT LLCMay 30, 2024May 30, 20241
33186PFNYLITTLEJOHN TRANSPORT LLCApr 3, 2024Apr 3, 20241
33186PFNYCARVONUZ LTDSep 11, 2023Sep 25, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026