Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH5GN968306 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
17 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 8
First seenJul 2, 2024
NM
Last seenDec 19, 2025
IL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 17 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
4V4NC9EH5GN968306
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
968306

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 · Jul 2, 2024 – Dec 19, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 19, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0TN CARGO LLC 4177174P1237031/IL
Sep 2, 2025OKIII · Driver-only1OOSTN CARGO LLC 4177174P1237031/IL
Aug 25, 2025NEI · Full1OOSTN CARGO LLC 4177174P 1237031/IL
Jun 6, 2025MTII · Walk-around0TN CARGO LLC 4177174P1237031/IL
May 23, 2025OHII · Walk-around4OOSRST CARGO CORP 4187541P1292000/IL
Feb 14, 2025WVII · Walk-around4OOSZAMA FAMILY TRANSPORTATION LLC 3809790P1237031/IL
Sep 25, 2024CAII · Walk-around1ZAMA FAMILY TRANSPORTATION LLC 3809790P1237031/IL
Jul 2, 2024NMII · Walk-around0ZAMA FAMILY TRANSPORTATION LLC 3809790P1237031/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TN CARGO LLC4177174Jun 6, 2025Dec 19, 20254IL
RST CARGO CORP4187541May 23, 2025May 23, 20251IL
ZAMA FAMILY TRANSPORTATION LLC3809790Jul 2, 2024Feb 14, 20253OH
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.
P1237031ILTN CARGO LLCJun 6, 2025Dec 19, 20253
P 1237031ILTN CARGO LLCAug 25, 2025Aug 25, 20251
P1292000ILRST CARGO CORPMay 23, 2025May 23, 20251
P1237031ILZAMA FAMILY TRANSPORTATION LLCJul 2, 2024Feb 14, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026