Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH6GN946735 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenAug 9, 2023
SC
Last seenOct 28, 2025
MD
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
4V4NC9EH6GN946735
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 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
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
946735

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 9, 2023 – Oct 28, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 28, 2025MDII · Walk-around0DR23 LOGISTIC INC 3965759XE301I/FL
Aug 12, 2025PAIII · Driver-only1DR23 LOGISTIC INC 3965759XE301I/FL
Jun 30, 2025KYI · Full0DR23 LOGISTIC INC 3965759XE301I/FL
Apr 4, 2025TNII · Walk-around1DR23 LOGISTIC INC 3965759XE301I/FL
Feb 27, 2024PAII · Walk-around2BG CARGO LOGISTIC INC 3270809AB64IQ/FL
Sep 20, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0BG CARGO LOGISTIC INC 3270809JD96ID/FL
Aug 24, 2023MEI · Full5OOSBG CARGO LOGISTIC INC 3270809JD96ID/FL
Aug 9, 2023SCIII · Driver-only1BG CARGO LOGISTIC INC 3270809JD96ID/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DR23 LOGISTIC INC3965759Apr 4, 2025Oct 28, 20254FL
BG CARGO LOGISTIC INC3270809Aug 9, 2023Feb 27, 20244FL
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.
XE301IFLDR23 LOGISTIC INCApr 4, 2025Oct 28, 20254
AB64IQFLBG CARGO LOGISTIC INCFeb 27, 2024Feb 27, 20241
JD96IDFLBG CARGO LOGISTIC INCAug 9, 2023Sep 20, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026