Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH6LN204961 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 12
First seenJun 29, 2023
NM
Last seenJul 24, 2025
IL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 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
4V4NC9EH6LN204961
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2020
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
204961

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
2020

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 · Jun 29, 2023 – Jul 24, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 24, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0ZYAB TRANSPORTATION INC 4242303ZP20696/CA
Jul 16, 2025KSIII · Driver-only1ZYAB TRANSPORTATION INC 4242303ZP20696/CA
Jan 30, 2025MOII · Walk-around3ZYAB TRANSPORTATION INC 4242303ZP20696/CA
Dec 19, 2024OKII · Walk-around8OOSZYAB TRANSPORTATION INC 4242303ZP20696/CA
Nov 6, 2024NMIII · Driver-only1ZYAB TRANSPORTATION INC 4242303ZP20696/CA
Aug 27, 2024MOII · Walk-around3ZYAB TRANSPORTATION INC 4242303ZP20696/CA
Jul 13, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1ZYAB TRANSPORTATION INC 4242303ZP20696/CA
Nov 27, 2023WAIII · Driver-only4HIGHWAYMEN FREIGHT CO 1620088R469912/TX
Nov 3, 2023NMII · Walk-around0HIGHWAYMEN FREIGHT CO 1620088R469912/TX
Nov 3, 2023NMII · Walk-around0HIGHWAYMEN FREIGHT CO 1620088R469912/TX
Nov 3, 2023NMII · Walk-around0HIGHWAYMEN FREIGHT CO 1620088R469912/TX
Jun 29, 2023NMII · Walk-around0HIGHWAYMEN FREIGHT CO 1620088R469912/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ZYAB TRANSPORTATION INC4242303Jul 13, 2024Jul 24, 20257CA
HIGHWAYMEN FREIGHT CO1620088Jun 29, 2023Nov 27, 20235TX
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.
ZP20696CAZYAB TRANSPORTATION INCJul 13, 2024Jul 24, 20257
R469912TX1HIGHWAYMEN FREIGHT COJun 29, 2023Nov 27, 20235
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026