Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH6GN948176 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
24 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 6
First seenMay 21, 2024
CA
Last seenMay 20, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 24 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
4V4NC9EH6GN948176
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 28, 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
948176

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 · May 21, 2024 – May 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 20, 2026CAIII · Driver-only6OOSBE SMART TRADE INC 4394077ZP62733/CA
Feb 20, 2026KSII · Walk-around3BE SMART TRADE INC 4394077ZP78940/CA
Aug 26, 2025CAII · Walk-around8OOSBE SMART TRADE INC 4394077ZP15381/CA
Mar 17, 2025AZII · Walk-around16OOSAHLAWAT TRANSPORT INC 3560805ZP15381/CA
Mar 6, 2025NEIII · Driver-only4MS SIDHU INC 3485127ZP15381/CA
May 21, 2024CAIII · Driver-only5OOSMS SIDHU INC 3485127XP81424/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BE SMART TRADE INC4394077Aug 26, 2025May 20, 20263CA
AHLAWAT TRANSPORT INC3560805Mar 17, 2025Mar 17, 20251CA
MS SIDHU INC3485127May 21, 2024Mar 6, 20252CA
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.
ZP62733CABE SMART TRADE INCMay 20, 2026May 20, 20261
ZP78940CABE SMART TRADE INCFeb 20, 2026Feb 20, 20261
ZP15381CABE SMART TRADE INCAug 26, 2025Aug 26, 20251
ZP15381CAAHLAWAT TRANSPORT INCMar 17, 2025Mar 17, 20251
ZP15381CAMS SIDHU INCMar 6, 2025Mar 6, 20251
XP81424CAMS SIDHU INCMay 21, 2024May 21, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026