Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH4MN281345 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under5
13 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 12
First seenMay 12, 2025
OH
Last seenJun 2, 2026
NM
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 13 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
4V4NC9EH4MN281345
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 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
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
281345

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 · May 12, 2025 – Jun 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 2, 2026NMIII · Driver-only1PROTEAN SERVICES LLC 3986035P1359261/IL
Apr 1, 2026GAIII · Driver-only110WHEELSEXPRESS LLC 4315920P1309766/IL
Jan 19, 2026SCII · Walk-around110WHEELSEXPRESS LLC 4315920P1309766/IL
Jan 4, 2026GAIII · Driver-only110WHEELSEXPRESS LLC 4315920P1309766/IL
Sep 18, 2025OHIII · Driver-only2ARMORHAND LOGISTICS INC 4136388P1309766/IL
Sep 11, 2025PAII · Walk-around3OOSARMORHAND LOGISTICS INC 4136388P1309766/IL
Jul 23, 2025ORIII · Driver-only0KAYZEN INC 3893324P1309766/IL
Jul 22, 2025ORIII · Driver-only2OOSKAYZEN INC 3893324P1309766/IL
Jul 3, 2025OHIII · Driver-only1KAYZEN INC 3893324P1309766/IL
Jun 5, 2025NEIII · Driver-only0UNITED LANE LLC 2820758P1240846/IL
May 29, 2025MOII · Walk-around1UNITED LANE LLC 2820758P1240846/IL
May 12, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0UNITED LANE LLC 2820758P1240846/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PROTEAN SERVICES LLC3986035Jun 2, 2026Jun 2, 20261OH
10WHEELSEXPRESS LLC4315920Jan 4, 2026Apr 1, 20263PA
ARMORHAND LOGISTICS INC4136388Sep 11, 2025Sep 18, 20252OH
KAYZEN INC3893324Jul 3, 2025Jul 23, 20253OH
UNITED LANE LLC2820758May 12, 2025Jun 5, 20253OH
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.
P1359261ILPROTEAN SERVICES LLCJun 2, 2026Jun 2, 20261
P1309766IL10WHEELSEXPRESS LLCJan 4, 2026Apr 1, 20263
P1309766ILARMORHAND LOGISTICS INCSep 11, 2025Sep 18, 20252
P1309766ILKAYZEN INCJul 3, 2025Jul 23, 20253
P1240846ILUNITED LANE LLCMay 12, 2025Jun 5, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026