Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH4MN273228 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 10
First seenNov 8, 2023
NM
Last seenJun 17, 2026
AZ
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
4V4NC9EH4MN273228
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 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
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
273228

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 8, 2023 – Jun 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 17, 2026AZI · Full12OOSGATEWAY ROADLINE INC 4449425ZP57213/CA
Mar 12, 2026MOIII · Driver-only1GATEWAY ROADLINE INC 4449425ZP57213/CA
Dec 17, 2025CAII · Walk-around2OOSGATEWAY ROADLINE INC 4449425ZP57213/CA
Aug 13, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSSMART TRUCKING LINES INC 2459475YP31490/CA
May 28, 2025MOI · Full20OOSSMART TRUCKING LINES INC 2459475YP31490/CA
Mar 24, 2025CAII · Walk-around2OOSSMART TRUCKING LINES INC 2459475YP31490/CA
Jan 24, 2025CAII · Walk-around0SMART TRUCKING LINES INC 2459475YP31490/CA
Jul 11, 2024NJIII · Driver-only0SMART TRUCKING LINES INC 2459475YP31490/CA
Apr 4, 2024AZII · Walk-around1SMART TRUCKING LINES INC 2459475YP31490/CA
Nov 8, 2023NMII · Walk-around2SMART TRUCKING LINES INC 2459475YP31490/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GATEWAY ROADLINE INC4449425Dec 17, 2025Jun 17, 20263CA
SMART TRUCKING LINES INC2459475Nov 8, 2023Aug 13, 20257CA
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.
ZP57213CA1GATEWAY ROADLINE INCDec 17, 2025Jun 17, 20263
YP31490CASMART TRUCKING LINES INCNov 8, 2023Aug 13, 20257
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026