Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH4PN338986 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
30 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 11
First seenJan 9, 2024
IL
Last seenJul 24, 2026
IA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH4PN338986
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2023
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
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
338986

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
2023

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jan 9, 2024 – Jul 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 24, 2026IAIII · Driver-only0SWS TRANSPORT LLC 3527633PZA9854/MN
Jun 24, 2026TXII · Walk-around0SWS TRANSPORT LLC 3527633PZA9854/MN
May 2, 2026TXII · Walk-around1SWS TRANSPORT LLC 3527633PZA9854/MN
Feb 4, 2026INII · Walk-around3SWS TRANSPORT LLC 3527633PZA9854/MN
Jan 14, 2026TXII · Walk-around5OOSSWS TRANSPORT LLC 3527633PZA9854/MI
Nov 11, 2025VAIII · Driver-only1SWS TRANSPORT LLC 3527633PZA9854/MN
Jul 29, 2025ARIII · Driver-only0SWS TRANSPORT LLC 3527633PZA9854/MN
Apr 1, 2025ARI · Full3OOSSWS TRANSPORT LLC 3527633PZA9854/MN
May 8, 2024TXII · Walk-around0SWS TRANSPORT LLC 3527633PZA9854/MN
Feb 10, 2024MOII · Walk-around1OOSSWS TRANSPORT LLC 352763326225PF/NY
Jan 9, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0SWS TRANSPORT LLC 352763326225PF/NY
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SWS TRANSPORT LLC3527633Jan 9, 2024Jul 24, 202611MN
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.
PZA9854MN1SWS TRANSPORT LLCMay 8, 2024Jul 24, 20268
PZA9854MISWS TRANSPORT LLCJan 14, 2026Jan 14, 20261
26225PFNYSWS TRANSPORT LLCJan 9, 2024Feb 10, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026