Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH5FN189986 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections18
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 18
First seenMar 15, 2024
OR
Last seenAug 5, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
4V4NC9EH5FN189986
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2015
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 14, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
189986

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
2015

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 · Mar 15, 2024 – Aug 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 5, 2026CAII · Walk-around0ATH TRANSPORTATION INC 4298410YP91241/CA
Mar 26, 2026AZIII · Driver-only5ATH TRANSPORTATION INC 4298410YP91241/CA
Jan 22, 2026CAI · Full4ATH TRANSPORTATION INC 4298410YP91241/CA
Dec 29, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0ATH TRANSPORTATION INC 4298410YP91241/CA
Dec 11, 2025CAI · Full5OOSATH TRANSPORTATION INC 4298410YP91241/CA
Oct 10, 2025CAII · Walk-around0ATH TRANSPORTATION INC 4298410YP91241/CA
Oct 1, 2025ORIII · Driver-only1OOSATH TRANSPORTATION INC 4298410YP91241/CA
Sep 21, 2025CAII · Walk-around0ATH TRANSPORTATION INC 4298410YP91241/CA
Sep 13, 2025CAII · Walk-around0ATH TRANSPORTATION INC 4298410YP91241/CA
Aug 28, 2025ORIII · Driver-only0ATH TRANSPORTATION INC 4298410YP91241/CA
Jul 21, 2025CAI · Full6ATH TRANSPORTATION INC 4298410YP91241/CA
Jun 23, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSATH TRANSPORTATION INC 4298410YP91241/CA
May 15, 2025CAIII · Driver-only5ATH TRANSPORTATION INC 4298410YP91241/CA
Dec 30, 2024ORII · Walk-around0ATH TRANSPORTATION INC 4298410YP91241/CA
Nov 13, 2024CAII · Walk-around1OOSATH TRANSPORTATION INC 4298410YP91241/CA
Sep 15, 2024CAII · Walk-around0ACE 1 EXPRESS INC 3258367YP91241/CA
Sep 5, 2024CAIII · Driver-only6ACE 1 EXPRESS INC 3258367YP91241/CA
Mar 15, 2024ORIII · Driver-only1OOSACE 1 EXPRESS INC 3258367YP91241/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ATH TRANSPORTATION INC4298410Nov 13, 2024Aug 5, 202615TX
ACE 1 EXPRESS INC3258367Mar 15, 2024Sep 15, 20243TX
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.
YP91241CA1ATH TRANSPORTATION INCNov 13, 2024Aug 5, 202615
YP91241CAACE 1 EXPRESS INCMar 15, 2024Sep 15, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026