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2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH5GN969696 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
10 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 7
First seenOct 11, 2025
CA
Last seenAug 20, 2026
AZ
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 10 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
4V4NC9EH5GN969696
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 28, 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
969696

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 11, 2025 – Aug 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 20, 2026AZII · Walk-around9OOSMARS KING INC 4447596ZP95836/CA
Jun 4, 2026CAI · Full0—MARS KING INC 4447596ZP95836/CA
Jun 4, 2026CAI · Full4OOSMARS KING INC 4447596ZP95836/CA
May 25, 2026WAIII · Driver-only0—MARS KING INC 4447596ZP95836/CA
Apr 30, 2026AZII · Walk-around17OOSXINHUA RD INC 3958819ZP65066/CA
Feb 10, 2026CAII · Walk-around4—XINHUA RD INC 3958819ZP65066/CA
Oct 11, 2025CAI · Full7OOSXINHUA RD INC 3958819ZP65066/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MARS KING INC4447596May 25, 2026Aug 20, 20264CA
XINHUA RD INC3958819Oct 11, 2025Apr 30, 20263CA
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.
ZP95836CA1MARS KING INCMay 25, 2026 → Aug 20, 20264
ZP65066CA—XINHUA RD INCOct 11, 2025 → Apr 30, 20263
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026