Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH4HN985048 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 14
First seenFeb 18, 2024
CA
Last seenJun 25, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
4V4NC9EH4HN985048
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 16, 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
985048

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 · Feb 18, 2024 – Jun 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 25, 2026CAIII · Driver-only3SL EXPRESS LLC 1901751ZP67432/CA
Jan 1, 2026CAII · Walk-around07X UNITED TRANSPORTATION 4026679ZP67432/CA
Dec 7, 2025CAII · Walk-around07X UNITED TRANSPORTATION 4026679ZP67432/CA
Feb 5, 2025PAIII · Driver-only47X UNITED TRANSPORTATION 4026679ZP05951/CA
Jan 24, 2025CAI · Full6OOS7X UNITED TRANSPORTATION 4026679ZP05951/CA
Sep 27, 2024CAII · Walk-around4OOS7X UNITED TRANSPORTATION 4026679ZP05951/CA
Jun 19, 2024NMII · Walk-around07X UNITED TRANSPORTATION 4026679ZP05951/CA
Apr 25, 2024TNIII · Driver-only07X UNITED TRANSPORTATION 4026679ZP05951/CA
Apr 17, 2024NMII · Walk-around07X UNITED TRANSPORTATION 4026679ZP05951/CA
Apr 4, 2024TNIII · Driver-only07X UNITED TRANSPORTATION 4026679ZP05951/CA
Mar 6, 2024NMII · Walk-around07X UNITED TRANSPORTATION 4026679ZP05951/CA
Feb 29, 2024TNI · Full3OOS7X UNITED TRANSPORTATION 4026679ZP05951/CA
Feb 22, 2024TNIII · Driver-only1OOS7X UNITED TRANSPORTATION 4026679ZP05951/CA
Feb 18, 2024CAI · Full27X UNITED TRANSPORTATION 4026679ZP05951/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SL EXPRESS LLC1901751Jun 25, 2026Jun 25, 20261CA
7X UNITED TRANSPORTATION4026679Feb 18, 2024Jan 1, 202613CA
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.
ZP67432CA1SL EXPRESS LLCJun 25, 2026Jun 25, 20261
ZP67432CA7X UNITED TRANSPORTATIONDec 7, 2025Jan 1, 20262
ZP05951CA7X UNITED TRANSPORTATIONFeb 18, 2024Feb 5, 202511
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026