Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH6HN969451 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenOct 6, 2023
CA
Last seenMar 20, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
4V4NC9EH6HN969451
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2017
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
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
969451

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
2017

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 6, 2023 – Mar 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 20, 2026CAII · Walk-around0BLUE OCEAN TRUCKING LLC 344531790732RP/WA
Feb 25, 2026CAI · Full0BLUE OCEAN TRUCKING LLC 344531790732RP/WA
Jan 13, 2026CAI · Full1BLUE OCEAN TRUCKING LLC 344531790732RP/WA
Mar 21, 2025CAI · Full0BLUE OCEAN TRUCKING LLC 344531790732RP/WA
Dec 27, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0GOLD COAST TRUCKING LLC 295621090732RP/WA
Aug 3, 2024CAI · Full0GOLD COAST TRUCKING LLC 295621090732RP/WA
Oct 21, 2023WAIII · Driver-only1GOLD COAST TRUCKING LLC 295621090732RP/WA
Oct 6, 2023CAII · Walk-around0GOLD COAST TRUCKING LLC 295621090732RP/WA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BLUE OCEAN TRUCKING LLC3445317Mar 21, 2025Mar 20, 20264WA
GOLD COAST TRUCKING LLC2956210Oct 6, 2023Dec 27, 20244WA
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.
90732RPWABLUE OCEAN TRUCKING LLCMar 21, 2025Mar 20, 20264
90732RPWAGOLD COAST TRUCKING LLCOct 6, 2023Dec 27, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026