Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH5GN942921 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
14 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenApr 8, 2025
CA
Last seenJun 15, 2026
OR
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 14 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
4V4NC9EH5GN942921
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 28, 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
942921

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 · Apr 8, 2025 – Jun 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 15, 2026ORII · Walk-around6OOSJ&Z LOGISTICS INC 3666150ZP91285CA/CA
Jul 16, 2025CAI · Full19OOSJINLI INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY INC 4318267ZP20744/CA
Jun 29, 2025CAII · Walk-around0JINLI INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY INC 4318267ZP20744/CA
Jun 17, 2025CAII · Walk-around5OOSJINLI INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY INC 4318267ZP20744/CA
Apr 27, 2025CAIII · Driver-only2JINLI INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY INC 4318267ZP20744/CA
Apr 8, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0SW FREIGHT INC 3894241ZP20744/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
J&Z LOGISTICS INC3666150Jun 15, 2026Jun 15, 20261CA
JINLI INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY INC4318267Apr 27, 2025Jul 16, 20254CA
SW FREIGHT INC3894241Apr 8, 2025Apr 8, 20251CA
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.
ZP91285CACA1J&Z LOGISTICS INCJun 15, 2026Jun 15, 20261
ZP20744CAJINLI INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY INCApr 27, 2025Jul 16, 20254
ZP20744CASW FREIGHT INCApr 8, 2025Apr 8, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026