Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH5HN974012 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenMay 22, 2024
IN
Last seenMar 9, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 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
4V4NC9EH5HN974012
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2017
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
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
974012

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
2017

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 · May 22, 2024 – Mar 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 9, 2026TXII · Walk-around1DALLAS FREIGHT LOGISTICS LLC 3719311R625640/TX
Jan 13, 2026TXI · Full1DALLAS FREIGHT LOGISTICS LLC 3719311R625640/TX
Oct 24, 2024NYIII · Driver-only0DALLAS FREIGHT LOGISTICS LLC 3719311R625640/TX
Sep 23, 2024SCII · Walk-around0DALLAS FREIGHT LOGISTICS LLC 3719311R625640/TX
Aug 6, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0DALLAS FREIGHT LOGISTICS LLC 3719311R625640/TX
Jun 12, 2024OKIII · Driver-only2BAAZ EXPRESS INC 3121388R625640/TX
May 22, 2024INI · Full0BAAZ EXPRESS INC 3121388R625640/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DALLAS FREIGHT LOGISTICS LLC3719311Aug 6, 2024Mar 9, 20265TX
BAAZ EXPRESS INC3121388May 22, 2024Jun 12, 20242TX
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.
R625640TXDALLAS FREIGHT LOGISTICS LLCAug 6, 2024Mar 9, 20265
R625640TXBAAZ EXPRESS INCMay 22, 2024Jun 12, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026