Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

4V4NC9EH5GN956575

Not yet decoded
Carriers run under2
13 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJan 14, 2025
CA
Last seenFeb 12, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 13 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

This VIN has not been decoded yet — the unit's carrier, inspection and plate history below is reconstructed from the FMCSA inspection feed regardless.

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
956575

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.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jan 14, 2025 – Feb 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 12, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1ROAD EXPRESS INC 1992988P1185041/IL
Jun 15, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0ROAD EXPRESS INC 1992988P1185041/IL
Jan 14, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0UNIVERSAL EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION INC 2279904P1185041/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ROAD EXPRESS INC1992988Jun 15, 2025Feb 12, 20262IL
UNIVERSAL EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION INC2279904Jan 14, 2025Jan 14, 20251IL
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.
P1185041ILROAD EXPRESS INCJun 15, 2025Feb 12, 20262
P1185041IL1UNIVERSAL EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION INCJan 14, 2025Jan 14, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC