Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH4KN212099 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenOct 11, 2023
GA
Last seenJul 6, 2026
AL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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
4V4NC9EH4KN212099
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2019
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
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
212099

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
2019

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 · Oct 11, 2023 – Jul 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 6, 2026ALIII · Driver-only0SOUTH ALABAMA FORESTRY SERVICES LLC 40428141221474/AL
Aug 18, 2025ALIII · Driver-only0SOUTH ALABAMA FORESTRY SERVICES LLC 40428141221474/AL
Jul 29, 2025ALII · Walk-around0SOUTH ALABAMA FORESTRY SERVICES LLC 40428141221474/AL
May 20, 2025ALII · Walk-around1SOUTH ALABAMA FORESTRY SERVICES LLC 40428141221474/AL
Apr 14, 2025MSIII · Driver-only1SOUTH ALABAMA FORESTRY SERVICES LLC 40428141200023/AL
Oct 31, 2024ALIII · Driver-only1OOSSOUTH ALABAMA FORESTRY SERVICES LLC 4042814
Apr 9, 2024GAII · Walk-around0HOWARD SHEPPARD BULK LLC 3002183C8635B/GA
Feb 9, 2024GAII · Walk-around0HOWARD SHEPPARD BULK LLC 3002183C8635B/GA
Dec 11, 2023GAI · Full3OOSHOWARD SHEPPARD BULK LLC 3002183C8635B/GA
Oct 11, 2023GAIII · Driver-only1HOWARD SHEPPARD BULK LLC 3002183C8635B/GA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOUTH ALABAMA FORESTRY SERVICES LLC4042814Oct 31, 2024Jul 6, 20266AL
HOWARD SHEPPARD BULK LLC3002183Oct 11, 2023Apr 9, 20244GA
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.
1221474AL1SOUTH ALABAMA FORESTRY SERVICES LLCMay 20, 2025Jul 6, 20264
1200023ALSOUTH ALABAMA FORESTRY SERVICES LLCApr 14, 2025Apr 14, 20251
ALSOUTH ALABAMA FORESTRY SERVICES LLCOct 31, 2024Oct 31, 20241
C8635BGAHOWARD SHEPPARD BULK LLCOct 11, 2023Apr 9, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026