Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH4LN230216 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
33 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 11
First seenJul 30, 2023
MT
Last seenApr 11, 2026
MT
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH4LN230216
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 17, 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
230216

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 · Jul 30, 2023 – Apr 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 11, 2026MTII · Walk-around0LIAN TRUCKING INC 183337678738P/BC
Apr 2, 2026SDIII · Driver-only0LIAN TRUCKING INC 183337678738P/BC
May 29, 2025UTI · Full0LIAN TRUCKING INC 183337678738P/BC
May 28, 2025NMII · Walk-around0LIAN TRUCKING INC 183337678738P/BC
Dec 16, 2024SDIII · Driver-only4LIAN TRUCKING INC 183337678738P/BC
Aug 23, 2024MTIII · Driver-only0LIAN TRUCKING INC 183337678738P/BC
Aug 17, 2024WAIII · Driver-only0LIAN TRUCKING INC 183337678738P/BC
Jan 12, 2024MTIII · Driver-only2OOSLIAN TRUCKING INC 183337678738P/BC
Dec 8, 2023SDIII · Driver-only0LIAN TRUCKING INC 183337678738P/BC
Sep 17, 2023MTII · Walk-around1OOSLIAN TRUCKING INC 183337678738P/BC
Jul 30, 2023MTIII · Driver-only0LIAN TRUCKING INC 183337678738P/BC
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LIAN TRUCKING INC1833376Jul 30, 2023Apr 11, 202611BC
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.
78738PBCLIAN TRUCKING INCJul 30, 2023Apr 11, 202611
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026