Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH6GN931149 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
32 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 11
First seenAug 15, 2023
TX
Last seenApr 11, 2026
TN
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 32 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
4V4NC9EH6GN931149
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
931149

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
2016

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 15, 2023 – Apr 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 11, 2026TNIII · Driver-only1MCA EXPRESS LLC 4273278NL4249/NC
Dec 20, 2025ALIII · Driver-only6MCA EXPRESS LLC 4273278NL4249/NC
Dec 16, 2025MDIII · Driver-only0MCA EXPRESS LLC 4273278NL4249/NC
Oct 21, 2025WAII · Walk-around5OOSMCA EXPRESS LLC 4273278NL4249/NC
Jun 26, 2025GAIII · Driver-only0MCA EXPRESS LLC 4273278NL4249/NC
Sep 17, 2024FLIII · Driver-only1BRIANNA TRANSPORT LLC 3797035VT5953/NC
Jan 23, 2024NCIII · Driver-only4OOSINSTANT PICK CARRIERS INC 3788652NK3506/NC
Dec 27, 2023AZII · Walk-around5INSTANT PICK CARRIERS INC 3788652NK3506/NC
Dec 5, 2023MOII · Walk-around5OOSINSTANT PICK CARRIERS INC 3788652NK3506/NC
Sep 7, 2023CAII · Walk-around4OOSINSTANT PICK CARRIERS INC 3788652NK3506/NC
Aug 15, 2023TXII · Walk-around5INSTANT PICK CARRIERS INC 3788652NK3506/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MCA EXPRESS LLC4273278Jun 26, 2025Apr 11, 20265NC
BRIANNA TRANSPORT LLC3797035Sep 17, 2024Sep 17, 20241NC
INSTANT PICK CARRIERS INC3788652Aug 15, 2023Jan 23, 20245NC
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.
NL4249NCMCA EXPRESS LLCJun 26, 2025Apr 11, 20265
VT5953NCBRIANNA TRANSPORT LLCSep 17, 2024Sep 17, 20241
NK3506NCINSTANT PICK CARRIERS INCAug 15, 2023Jan 23, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026