Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH4LN219605 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under7
25 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenJun 18, 2024
SD
Last seenJul 14, 2026
WA
Inspected under 7 different carriers in 25 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
4V4NC9EH4LN219605
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2020
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
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
219605

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
2020

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 · Jun 18, 2024 – Jul 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 14, 2026WAIII · Driver-only1OOSGARATE TRANSPORT INC 4218097P1337400/IL
Apr 23, 2026NMII · Walk-around2OOSD M JOHNSON LOGISTICS LLC 3606949P1337400/IL
Feb 26, 2026UTIII · Driver-only0WESTERN BEAR TRUCKERS LLC 3626587P1337400/IL
Feb 12, 2026ORIII · Driver-only0WESTERN BEAR TRUCKERS LLC 3626587P1337400/IL
Jan 22, 2026TXI · Full4GRCM GROUP INC 4006804P1337400/IL
Dec 1, 2025TXI · Full2GRCM GROUP INC 4006804P1313651/IL
Aug 19, 2025NMIII · Driver-only1BLUE SKY CARGO LLC 4150574P1313651/IL
Jan 21, 2025NVIII · Driver-only0SLI EXPRESS INC 3235834SPG954563/IL
Jun 18, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0ATLASIB LLC 2489236P1243793/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

7 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GARATE TRANSPORT INC4218097Jul 14, 2026Jul 14, 20261CA
D M JOHNSON LOGISTICS LLC3606949Apr 23, 2026Apr 23, 20261VA
WESTERN BEAR TRUCKERS LLC3626587Feb 12, 2026Feb 26, 20262OH
GRCM GROUP INC4006804Dec 1, 2025Jan 22, 20262NV
BLUE SKY CARGO LLC4150574Aug 19, 2025Aug 19, 20251IL
SLI EXPRESS INC3235834Jan 21, 2025Jan 21, 20251IL
ATLASIB LLC2489236Jun 18, 2024Jun 18, 20241IL
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.
P1337400IL1GARATE TRANSPORT INCJul 14, 2026Jul 14, 20261
P1337400ILD M JOHNSON LOGISTICS LLCApr 23, 2026Apr 23, 20261
P1337400ILWESTERN BEAR TRUCKERS LLCFeb 12, 2026Feb 26, 20262
P1337400ILGRCM GROUP INCJan 22, 2026Jan 22, 20261
P1313651ILGRCM GROUP INCDec 1, 2025Dec 1, 20251
P1313651ILBLUE SKY CARGO LLCAug 19, 2025Aug 19, 20251
SPG954563ILSLI EXPRESS INCJan 21, 2025Jan 21, 20251
P1243793ILATLASIB LLCJun 18, 2024Jun 18, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026