Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH4MN284861 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections7
of 10
First seenOct 17, 2023
IL
Last seenJun 23, 2026
KY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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
4V4NC9EH4MN284861
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
284861

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 · Oct 17, 2023 – Jun 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 23, 2026KYI · Full5OOSWIDER GROUP INC 25679613510241/IN
Mar 16, 2026MIII · Walk-around1OOSWIDER GROUP INC 25679613510241/IN
Mar 10, 2026KYI · Full2OOSWIDER GROUP INC 25679613510241/IN
Jun 10, 2025ILIII · Driver-only1WIDER GROUP INC 25679613510241/IN
Feb 6, 2025KYIII · Driver-only1WIDER GROUP INC 25679613510241/IN
Jun 13, 2024OHI · Full2OOSWIDER REFRIGERATED INC 31207123510241/IN
Jan 31, 2024NCII · Walk-around1OOSWIDER REFRIGERATED INC 31207123510241/IN
Jan 31, 2024SCII · Walk-around2OOSWIDER REFRIGERATED INC 31207123510241/IN
Jan 25, 2024KYIII · Driver-only2WIDER REFRIGERATED INC 31207123071666/IN
Oct 17, 2023ILII · Walk-around3OOSWIDER REFRIGERATED INC 31207123461153/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WIDER GROUP INC2567961Feb 6, 2025Jun 23, 20265IN
WIDER REFRIGERATED INC3120712Oct 17, 2023Jun 13, 20245IL
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.
3510241IN1WIDER GROUP INCFeb 6, 2025Jun 23, 20265
3510241INWIDER REFRIGERATED INCJan 31, 2024Jun 13, 20243
3071666INWIDER REFRIGERATED INCJan 25, 2024Jan 25, 20241
3461153INWIDER REFRIGERATED INCOct 17, 2023Oct 17, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026