Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH4MN281281 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
22 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 10
First seenAug 30, 2024
ND
Last seenJun 12, 2026
NC
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 22 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
4V4NC9EH4MN281281
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 18, 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
281281

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 · Aug 30, 2024 – Jun 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 12, 2026NCII · Walk-around0NUC EXPRESS INC 2838225P1354357/IL
May 19, 2026ALIII · Driver-only0NUC EXPRESS INC 2838225P1354357/IL
May 15, 2026MSIII · Driver-only0NUC EXPRESS INC 2838225TEMP/IL
Apr 17, 2026COIII · Driver-only0NUC EXPRESS INC 2838225P1305156/IL
Jan 16, 2026AZII · Walk-around3OOSCHRIST-IN-BUSINESS EXPRESS LLC 4177101P1338002/IL
Dec 22, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0OPOL FREIGHT INC 3534004P1324203/IL
Apr 17, 2025CAII · Walk-around0SABR CARGO INC 3524803P1081525/IL
Apr 3, 2025COIII · Driver-only1OOSSABR CARGO INC 3524803P1081525/IL
Sep 2, 2024WAIII · Driver-only1OOSSABR CARGO INC 3524803P1081525/IL
Aug 30, 2024NDI · Full0SABR CARGO INC 3524803P1081525/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NUC EXPRESS INC2838225Apr 17, 2026Jun 12, 20264IL
CHRIST-IN-BUSINESS EXPRESS LLC4177101Jan 16, 2026Jan 16, 20261IN
OPOL FREIGHT INC3534004Dec 22, 2025Dec 22, 20251IL
SABR CARGO INC3524803Aug 30, 2024Apr 17, 20254IL
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.
P1354357ILNUC EXPRESS INCMay 19, 2026Jun 12, 20262
TEMPILNUC EXPRESS INCMay 15, 2026May 15, 20261
P1305156ILNUC EXPRESS INCApr 17, 2026Apr 17, 20261
P1338002ILCHRIST-IN-BUSINESS EXPRESS LLCJan 16, 2026Jan 16, 20261
P1324203ILOPOL FREIGHT INCDec 22, 2025Dec 22, 20251
P1081525ILSABR CARGO INCAug 30, 2024Apr 17, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026