Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH7GN961969 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
20 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenOct 3, 2024
PA
Last seenJun 5, 2026
NV
Inspected under 3 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
4V4NC9EH7GN961969
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
Jul 5, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
961969

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 · Oct 3, 2024 – Jun 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 5, 2026NVIII · Driver-only1OOSDLS INC 2828116ZP84111/CA
Mar 19, 2026CAIII · Driver-only2DLS INC 2828116ZP84111/CA
Feb 2, 2025UTIII · Driver-only1AMC EXPEDITE LLC 3644279ZP28782/CA
Oct 26, 2024IAII · Walk-around1NVK LOGISTICS INC 1020465ZP28782/CA
Oct 3, 2024PAIII · Driver-only0NVK LOGISTICS INC 1020465ZP28782/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DLS INC2828116Mar 19, 2026Jun 5, 20262UT
AMC EXPEDITE LLC3644279Feb 2, 2025Feb 2, 20251CA
NVK LOGISTICS INC1020465Oct 3, 2024Oct 26, 20242CA
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.
ZP84111CADLS INCMar 19, 2026Jun 5, 20262
ZP28782CAAMC EXPEDITE LLCFeb 2, 2025Feb 2, 20251
ZP28782CANVK LOGISTICS INCOct 3, 2024Oct 26, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026