Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH5GN958181 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 11
First seenOct 8, 2024
TX
Last seenApr 1, 2026
US
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
4V4NC9EH5GN958181
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 17, 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
958181

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 · Oct 8, 2024 – Apr 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 1, 2026USIII · Driver-only1RAUL ALVAREZ SOSA 445777209ES5A/MX
Feb 23, 2026TXI · Full0RAUL ALVAREZ SOSA 445777209ES5A/MX
Feb 12, 2026TXI · Full2RAUL ALVAREZ SOSA 445777209ES5A/MX
Feb 9, 2026TXI · Full3BEST WAY EXPEDITING LLC 178048109ES5A/MX
Dec 17, 2025TXI · Full2OOSBEST WAY EXPEDITING LLC 178048109ES5A/MX
Nov 10, 2025TXI · Full1BEST WAY EXPEDITING LLC 178048109ES5A/MX
Nov 5, 2025USI · Full3OOSBEST WAY EXPEDITING LLC 178048109ES5A/MX
Aug 26, 2025TXI · Full1BEST WAY EXPEDITING LLC 178048109ES5A/MX
Aug 19, 2025USI · Full4OOSBEST WAY EXPEDITING LLC 178048109ES5A/MX
Jul 24, 2025TXI · Full2BEST WAY EXPEDITING LLC 178048109ES5A/MX
Oct 8, 2024TXII · Walk-around1BEST WAY EXPEDITING LLC 1780481RC17813/MI
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RAUL ALVAREZ SOSA4457772Feb 12, 2026Apr 1, 20263TA
BEST WAY EXPEDITING LLC1780481Oct 8, 2024Feb 9, 20268MI
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.
09ES5AMXRAUL ALVAREZ SOSAFeb 12, 2026Apr 1, 20263
09ES5AMXBEST WAY EXPEDITING LLCJul 24, 2025Feb 9, 20267
RC17813MIBEST WAY EXPEDITING LLCOct 8, 2024Oct 8, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026