Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH5GN960691 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenNov 6, 2023
AL
Last seenDec 15, 2025
MS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 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
4V4NC9EH5GN960691
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 21, 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
960691

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 · Nov 6, 2023 – Dec 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 15, 2025MSIII · Driver-only0VTS TRANSPORTATION INC 1930689YP17213/CA
Jul 25, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0VTS TRANSPORTATION INC 1930689XP17213/CA
Jul 9, 2025UTIII · Driver-only0VTS TRANSPORTATION INC 1930689YP17213/CA
Feb 7, 2025KSIII · Driver-only0VTS TRANSPORTATION INC 1930689YP17213/CA
Nov 8, 2024AZII · Walk-around4OOSVTS TRANSPORTATION INC 1930689YP17213/CA
Oct 26, 2024NMII · Walk-around1VTS TRANSPORTATION INC 1930689YP17213/CA
Jul 28, 2024NMII · Walk-around1NVK LOGISTICS INC 1020465YP17213/CA
Jul 13, 2024TXII · Walk-around1NVK LOGISTICS INC 1020465YP17213/CA
Nov 6, 2023ALIII · Driver-only0NVK LOGISTICS INC 1020465YP17213/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VTS TRANSPORTATION INC1930689Oct 26, 2024Dec 15, 20256TX
NVK LOGISTICS INC1020465Nov 6, 2023Jul 28, 20243CA
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.
YP17213CAVTS TRANSPORTATION INCOct 26, 2024Dec 15, 20255
XP17213CAVTS TRANSPORTATION INCJul 25, 2025Jul 25, 20251
YP17213CANVK LOGISTICS INCNov 6, 2023Jul 28, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026