Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH4RN635078 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 12
First seenDec 28, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 3, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
4V4NC9EH4RN635078
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2024
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
635078

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
2024

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 · Dec 28, 2023 – Jul 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 3, 2026TXII · Walk-around0CARAVAN TRANSPORTATION LLC 4144661PXE9495/OH
Jul 3, 2026TXII · Walk-around0CARAVAN TRANSPORTATION LLC 4144661PXE9495/OH
Mar 5, 2026CAI · Full0CARAVAN TRANSPORTATION LLC 4144661U877468/OH
Jul 15, 2025LAIII · Driver-only3PTL EXPRESS INC 3091160YP92608/CA
Jul 2, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0PTL EXPRESS INC 3091160YP92608/CA
Mar 15, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1PTL EXPRESS INC 3091160YP92608/CA
Jul 27, 2024NCIII · Driver-only2PTL EXPRESS INC 3091160YP92608/CA
Jun 17, 2024CAI · Full2OOSPTL EXPRESS INC 3091160YP92608/CA
May 27, 2024TXII · Walk-around4PTL EXPRESS INC 3091160YP92608/CA
Apr 29, 2024ARIII · Driver-only1PTL EXPRESS INC 3091160YP92608/CA
Jan 2, 2024GAII · Walk-around3PTL EXPRESS INC 3091160YP92608/CA
Dec 28, 2023CAI · Full1PTL EXPRESS INC 3091160YP92608/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARAVAN TRANSPORTATION LLC4144661Mar 5, 2026Jul 3, 20263MD
PTL EXPRESS INC3091160Dec 28, 2023Jul 15, 20259CA
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.
PXE9495OH1CARAVAN TRANSPORTATION LLCJul 3, 2026Jul 3, 20262
U877468OHCARAVAN TRANSPORTATION LLCMar 5, 2026Mar 5, 20261
YP92608CAPTL EXPRESS INCDec 28, 2023Jul 15, 20259
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026