Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH6RN636166 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
20 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenFeb 14, 2024
CA
Last seenOct 16, 2025
GA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 20 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
4V4NC9EH6RN636166
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2024
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
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
636166

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
2024

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 · Feb 14, 2024 – Oct 16, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 16, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1CALIFORNIA CARGO LLC 33229403443370/IN
Jul 23, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0UNLIMITED EXPRESS INC 38288973443370/IN
Nov 1, 2024COII · Walk-around7OOSFREIGHT LIFE TRANSPORT LLC 40688383443370/IN
Jul 10, 2024CAI · Full3FREIGHT LIFE TRANSPORT LLC 40688383443370/IN
May 29, 2024CAII · Walk-around0SMITH GARDENS INC 5355953443370/IN
Feb 14, 2024CAII · Walk-around0SMITH GARDENS INC 5355953443370/IN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CALIFORNIA CARGO LLC3322940Oct 16, 2025Oct 16, 20251OH
UNLIMITED EXPRESS INC3828897Jul 23, 2025Jul 23, 20251PA
FREIGHT LIFE TRANSPORT LLC4068838Jul 10, 2024Nov 1, 20242CA
SMITH GARDENS INC535595Feb 14, 2024May 29, 20242WA
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.
3443370INCALIFORNIA CARGO LLCOct 16, 2025Oct 16, 20251
3443370INUNLIMITED EXPRESS INCJul 23, 2025Jul 23, 20251
3443370INFREIGHT LIFE TRANSPORT LLCJul 10, 2024Nov 1, 20242
3443370INSMITH GARDENS INCFeb 14, 2024May 29, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026