Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH5MN286828 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
25 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenNov 16, 2023
OR
Last seenDec 15, 2025
WA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH5MN286828
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
286828

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 16, 2023 – Dec 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 15, 2025WAIII · Driver-only1HELIOSPHERE INC 24231883074293/IN
Jul 16, 2025CAI · Full5HELIOSPHERE INC 24231883074293/IN
Jun 25, 2025TXII · Walk-around11OOSHELIOSPHERE INC 24231883074293/IN
Jan 7, 2025CAI · Full0HELIOSPHERE INC 24231883074293/IN
Oct 8, 2024ORIII · Driver-only0HELIOSPHERE INC 24231883074293/IN
Apr 3, 2024CAI · Full7HELIOSPHERE INC 24231883074293/IN
Dec 22, 2023CAI · Full1OOSHELIOSPHERE INC 24231883074293/IN
Dec 22, 2023CAI · Full0HELIOSPHERE INC 24231883074293/IN
Nov 16, 2023ORIII · Driver-only0HELIOSPHERE INC 24231883074293/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HELIOSPHERE INC2423188Nov 16, 2023Dec 15, 20259CA
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.
3074293INHELIOSPHERE INCNov 16, 2023Dec 15, 20259
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026