Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH5PN340293 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 13
First seenOct 2, 2023
TN
Last seenJan 12, 2026
OH
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 27 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH5PN340293
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2023
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
340293

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
2023

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 · Oct 2, 2023 – Jan 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 12, 2026OHIII · Driver-only0GRASSHOPPER TRANS INC 2838429P1263003/IL
Nov 14, 2025TXII · Walk-around0GRASSHOPPER TRANS INC 2838429P1263003/IL
Aug 20, 2025IAIII · Driver-only1GRASSHOPPER TRUCKING LLC 3225405P 1263003/IL
May 21, 2025KYIII · Driver-only1GRASSHOPPER TRUCKING LLC 3225405P1263003/IL
Dec 9, 2024INIII · Driver-only4OOSBOLVAN INC 3619022P1263003/IL
Oct 16, 2024KYII · Walk-around1BOLVAN INC 3619022P1263003/IL
Sep 17, 2024MNI · Full1BOLVAN INC 3619022P1263003/IL
May 31, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0GRASSHOPPER TRUCKING LLC 32254053469609/IN
Mar 29, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0GRASSHOPPER TRUCKING LLC 32254053469609/IN
Mar 27, 2024MNIII · Driver-only0GRASSHOPPER TRUCKING LLC 32254053469609/IN
Feb 20, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0GRASSHOPPER TRUCKING LLC 32254053469609/IN
Oct 14, 2023MNI · Full2GRASSHOPPER TRUCKING LLC 32254053469609/IN
Oct 2, 2023TNIII · Driver-only0GRASSHOPPER TRUCKING LLC 32254053469609/IN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GRASSHOPPER TRANS INC2838429Nov 14, 2025Jan 12, 20262IL
GRASSHOPPER TRUCKING LLC3225405Oct 2, 2023Aug 20, 20258IL
BOLVAN INC3619022Sep 17, 2024Dec 9, 20243IN
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.
P1263003ILGRASSHOPPER TRANS INCNov 14, 2025Jan 12, 20262
P 1263003ILGRASSHOPPER TRUCKING LLCAug 20, 2025Aug 20, 20251
P1263003ILGRASSHOPPER TRUCKING LLCMay 21, 2025May 21, 20251
P1263003ILBOLVAN INCSep 17, 2024Dec 9, 20243
3469609INGRASSHOPPER TRUCKING LLCOct 2, 2023May 31, 20246
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026