Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH5GN938934 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under5
30 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenJun 14, 2023
NM
Last seenDec 2, 2025
PA
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 30 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
4V4NC9EH5GN938934
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2016
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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
938934

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
2016

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 · Jun 14, 2023 – Dec 2, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 2, 2025PAIII · Driver-only3OOSNATHAN FIRST TRANSPORT LLC 3132213R608434/TX
Jun 27, 2025ARIII · Driver-only0COLIBRI HOLDING LLC 4008272R608434/TX
Feb 19, 2025MSIII · Driver-only0ELIANA STAR TRUCKING LLC 3241957R608434/TX
May 14, 2024ILIII · Driver-only1BYT TRUCKING LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 2723827R608434/TX
May 14, 2024MOI · Full4BYT TRUCKING LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 2723827R608434/TX
Aug 22, 2023AZII · Walk-around1FLEETMASTERS LLC 2555375R608434/TX
Jun 14, 2023NMII · Walk-around1FLEETMASTERS LLC 2555375R608434/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NATHAN FIRST TRANSPORT LLC3132213Dec 2, 2025Dec 2, 20251TX
COLIBRI HOLDING LLC4008272Jun 27, 2025Jun 27, 20251TN
ELIANA STAR TRUCKING LLC3241957Feb 19, 2025Feb 19, 20251TX
BYT TRUCKING LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY2723827May 14, 2024May 14, 20242TX
FLEETMASTERS LLC2555375Jun 14, 2023Aug 22, 20232TX
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.
R608434TXNATHAN FIRST TRANSPORT LLCDec 2, 2025Dec 2, 20251
R608434TXCOLIBRI HOLDING LLCJun 27, 2025Jun 27, 20251
R608434TXELIANA STAR TRUCKING LLCFeb 19, 2025Feb 19, 20251
R608434TXBYT TRUCKING LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANYMay 14, 2024May 14, 20242
R608434TXFLEETMASTERS LLCJun 14, 2023Aug 22, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026