Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH4LN227705 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenJun 29, 2023
IL
Last seenMar 31, 2026
IL
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
4V4NC9EH4LN227705
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
227705

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 29, 2023 – Mar 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 31, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0LONG CHAO TRUCKING INC 4114527ZP45034/CA
Mar 12, 2026ILII · Walk-around0LONG CHAO TRUCKING INC 4114527ZP45034/CA
Nov 9, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0LONG CHAO TRUCKING INC 4114527ZP16641/CA
Jan 13, 2025NMIII · Driver-only1OOSLONG CHAO TRUCKING INC 4114527ZP45034/CA
Aug 22, 2024AZII · Walk-around1LONG CHAO TRUCKING INC 4114527ZP16641/CA
Jun 28, 2024CAII · Walk-around1OOSLONG CHAO TRUCKING INC 4114527ZP16641/CA
Jun 29, 2023ILII · Walk-around0VERSATILE TRANSPORT LLC 1420479PAS1727/MN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LONG CHAO TRUCKING INC4114527Jun 28, 2024Mar 31, 20266CA
VERSATILE TRANSPORT LLC1420479Jun 29, 2023Jun 29, 20231MN
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
ZP45034CALONG CHAO TRUCKING INCJan 13, 2025Mar 31, 20263
ZP16641CALONG CHAO TRUCKING INCJun 28, 2024Nov 9, 20253
PAS1727MNVERSATILE TRANSPORT LLCJun 29, 2023Jun 29, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026