Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH5MN273268 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
34 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenAug 23, 2023
CA
Last seenJun 16, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 34 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
4V4NC9EH5MN273268
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2021
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
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
273268

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
2021

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 · Aug 23, 2023 – Jun 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 16, 2026CAII · Walk-around1DH CARRIER INC 1492593ZP51926/CA
Oct 1, 2025CAII · Walk-around0DH CARRIER INC 1492593ZP51926/CA
Jul 4, 2025CAII · Walk-around2DH CARRIER INC 1492593ZP51926/CA
Dec 27, 2024AZII · Walk-around4OOSDHX TRANS INC 2851885ZP06949/CA
Sep 18, 2024CAI · Full1OOSDHX TRANS INC 2851885ZP06949/CA
Aug 15, 2024ALIII · Driver-only3DHX TRANS INC 2851885ZP06949/CA
Feb 8, 2024CAI · Full0LEGAL TRUCKING INC 3516907XP96537/CA
Jan 6, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1LEGAL TRUCKING INC 3516907XP96537/CA
Aug 23, 2023CAI · Full0LEGAL TRUCKING INC 3516907XP96537/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DH CARRIER INC1492593Jul 4, 2025Jun 16, 20263CA
DHX TRANS INC2851885Aug 15, 2024Dec 27, 20243CA
LEGAL TRUCKING INC3516907Aug 23, 2023Feb 8, 20243CA
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.
ZP51926CA1DH CARRIER INCJul 4, 2025Jun 16, 20263
ZP06949CADHX TRANS INCAug 15, 2024Dec 27, 20243
XP96537CALEGAL TRUCKING INCAug 23, 2023Feb 8, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026