Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH5GN956852 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
30 mo
Inspections22
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 22
First seenAug 30, 2023
CA
Last seenFeb 26, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH5GN956852
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 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
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
956852

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 · Aug 30, 2023 – Feb 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 26, 2026CAI · Full2CARLOS ARIAS NAVA 35292959G19777/CA
Feb 13, 2026CAI · Full7OOSCARLOS ARIAS NAVA 35292959G19777/CA
Sep 29, 2025CAI · Full0CARLOS ARIAS NAVA 35292959G19777/CA
Sep 23, 2025USI · Full3CARLOS ARIAS NAVA 35292959G19777/CA
Sep 17, 2025CAI · Full4OOSCARLOS ARIAS NAVA 35292959G19777/CA
Jun 16, 2025CAI · Full0CARLOS ARIAS NAVA 35292959G19777/CA
Jun 11, 2025CAI · Full3CARLOS ARIAS NAVA 35292959G19777/CA
May 12, 2025USIII · Driver-only0CARLOS ARIAS NAVA 35292959G19777/CA
May 6, 2025USII · Walk-around2OOSCARLOS ARIAS NAVA 35292959G19777/CA
Mar 28, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0CARLOS ARIAS NAVA 35292959G19777/CA
Mar 3, 2025USI · Full1CARLOS ARIAS NAVA 35292959G19777/CA
May 31, 2024CAI · Full0CARLOS ARIAS NAVA 35292959G19777/CA
May 15, 2024USI · Full5OOSCARLOS ARIAS NAVA 35292959G19777/CA
May 1, 2024CAI · Full0CARLOS ARIAS NAVA 35292959G19777/CA
Apr 30, 2024CAIV · Special2CARLOS ARIAS NAVA 35292959G19777/CA
Apr 30, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0CARLOS ARIAS NAVA 35292959G19777/CA
Apr 23, 2024USI · Full5CARLOS ARIAS NAVA 35292959G19777/CA
Mar 13, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0CARLOS ARIAS NAVA 35292959G19777/CA
Feb 16, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1CARLOS ARIAS NAVA 35292959G19777/CA
Oct 25, 2023CAI · Full0CARLOS ARIAS NAVA 35292959G19777/CA
Oct 13, 2023CAI · Full2CARLOS ARIAS NAVA 35292959G19777/CA
Aug 30, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0CARLOS ARIAS NAVA 35292959G19777/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARLOS ARIAS NAVA3529295Aug 30, 2023Feb 26, 202622CA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
9G19777CACARLOS ARIAS NAVAAug 30, 2023Feb 26, 202622
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026