Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH4MN232789 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
15 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 10
First seenNov 30, 2024
SD
Last seenFeb 15, 2026
IN
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 15 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
4V4NC9EH4MN232789
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2021
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
232789

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
2021

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 30, 2024 – Feb 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 15, 2026INIII · Driver-only1ZAKAT EXPRESS INC 4185751TEMPORARY/WI
Feb 12, 2026TXII · Walk-around1REAL EXPRESS INC 1915316
Dec 17, 2025MTIII · Driver-only1REAL EXPRESS INC 191531689073Z/WI
Dec 16, 2025SDII · Walk-around0REAL EXPRESS INC 191531689073Z/WI
Oct 9, 2025MIIII · Driver-only3REAL EXPRESS INC 191531689073Z/WI
May 27, 2025OHII · Walk-around3BIG STORM TRUCKING LLC 3980410TEMP/WI
Feb 22, 2025INIII · Driver-only3BIG STORM TRUCKING LLC 398041084169Z/WI
Feb 22, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0BIG STORM TRUCKING LLC 3980410204306/WI
Jan 7, 2025UTIII · Driver-only1BIG STORM TRUCKING LLC 3980410TEMP/WI
Nov 30, 2024SDIII · Driver-only8BIG STORM TRUCKING LLC 3980410TEMP/WI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ZAKAT EXPRESS INC4185751Feb 15, 2026Feb 15, 20261IL
REAL EXPRESS INC1915316Oct 9, 2025Feb 12, 20264IL
BIG STORM TRUCKING LLC3980410Nov 30, 2024May 27, 20255IL
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.
TEMPORARYWIZAKAT EXPRESS INCFeb 15, 2026Feb 15, 20261
WIREAL EXPRESS INCFeb 12, 2026Feb 12, 20261
89073ZWIREAL EXPRESS INCOct 9, 2025Dec 17, 20253
TEMPWIBIG STORM TRUCKING LLCNov 30, 2024May 27, 20253
204306WIBIG STORM TRUCKING LLCFeb 22, 2025Feb 22, 20251
84169ZWIBIG STORM TRUCKING LLCFeb 22, 2025Feb 22, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026