Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH5LN224182 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
30 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenJan 23, 2024
PA
Last seenJul 23, 2026
NJ
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 30 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
4V4NC9EH5LN224182
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2020
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 14, 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
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
224182

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
2020

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 · Jan 23, 2024 – Jul 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 23, 2026NJIII · Driver-only1MDW TRANSPORTATION INC 3593134A017330/SC
Jul 6, 2026SCIII · Driver-only0MDW TRANSPORTATION INC 3593134A017330/SC
Nov 12, 2025MSII · Walk-around0MDW TRANSPORTATION INC 3593134P1284781/IL
Nov 5, 2025VAII · Walk-around3OOSKARS INC 1708768P1284781/IL
Oct 3, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0MDW TRANSPORTATION INC 3593134P1284781/IL
Jan 23, 2024PAIII · Driver-only1LUKA TRANSPORTATION INC 2426099P1089254/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MDW TRANSPORTATION INC3593134Oct 3, 2025Jul 23, 20264IL
KARS INC1708768Nov 5, 2025Nov 5, 20251ID
LUKA TRANSPORTATION INC2426099Jan 23, 2024Jan 23, 20241IL
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.
A017330SC1MDW TRANSPORTATION INCJul 6, 2026Jul 23, 20262
P1284781ILMDW TRANSPORTATION INCOct 3, 2025Nov 12, 20252
P1284781ILKARS INCNov 5, 2025Nov 5, 20251
P1089254ILLUKA TRANSPORTATION INCJan 23, 2024Jan 23, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 14, 2026