Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH5GN947746 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
30 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenJan 18, 2024
MI
Last seenJul 28, 2026
MO
Inspected under 3 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH5GN947746
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
Jul 5, 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
947746

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 · Jan 18, 2024 – Jul 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 28, 2026MOI · Full0PLAY IT SAFE TRUCKING LLC 4486865UNKNOWN/MI
Nov 19, 2025INIII · Driver-only2OOSPDC TRUCKING LLC 4199168RC32939/MI
Aug 16, 2025FLIII · Driver-only2OOSPDC TRUCKING LLC 4199168RC32939/MI
Jun 24, 2025PAIII · Driver-only1PDC TRUCKING LLC 4199168RC32939/MI
Apr 5, 2024MIII · Walk-around2D N D PRIORITIES LLC 3586928TEMP/MI
Jan 18, 2024MIII · Walk-around3OOSD N D PRIORITIES LLC 3586928PLK4433/OH
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PLAY IT SAFE TRUCKING LLC4486865Jul 28, 2026Jul 28, 20261MI
PDC TRUCKING LLC4199168Jun 24, 2025Nov 19, 20253MI
D N D PRIORITIES LLC3586928Jan 18, 2024Apr 5, 20242MI
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.
UNKNOWNMI1PLAY IT SAFE TRUCKING LLCJul 28, 2026Jul 28, 20261
RC32939MIPDC TRUCKING LLCJun 24, 2025Nov 19, 20253
TEMPMID N D PRIORITIES LLCApr 5, 2024Apr 5, 20241
PLK4433OHD N D PRIORITIES LLCJan 18, 2024Jan 18, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026