Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH4NN296347 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenNov 29, 2023
CA
Last seenMar 3, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
4V4NC9EH4NN296347
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2022
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
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
296347

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
2022

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 29, 2023 – Mar 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 3, 2026CAIII · Driver-only4HNS TRANSPORTATION INC 3080100YP28998/CA
Jan 13, 2026CAI · Full0HNS TRANSPORTATION INC 3080100YP28998/CA
Oct 27, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1HNS TRANSPORTATION INC 3080100YP28998/CA
Oct 15, 2025CAI · Full3HNS TRANSPORTATION INC 3080100YP28998/CA
Dec 12, 2024CAI · Full2NTL TRUCK LINE INC 3123075YP28998/CA
Sep 5, 2024CAII · Walk-around0NTL TRUCK LINE INC 3123075YP28998/CA
May 7, 2024CAI · Full0NTL TRUCK LINE INC 3123075YP28998/CA
Nov 29, 2023CAII · Walk-around2NTL TRUCK LINE INC 3123075YP28998/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HNS TRANSPORTATION INC3080100Oct 15, 2025Mar 3, 20264TX
NTL TRUCK LINE INC3123075Nov 29, 2023Dec 12, 20244CA
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.
YP28998CAHNS TRANSPORTATION INCOct 15, 2025Mar 3, 20264
YP28998CANTL TRUCK LINE INCNov 29, 2023Dec 12, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026