Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH7HN969474 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
18 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenNov 25, 2024
IL
Last seenMay 7, 2026
NY
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 18 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
4V4NC9EH7HN969474
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
Jul 15, 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
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
969474

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 · Nov 25, 2024 – May 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 7, 2026NYIII · Driver-only3OOSTREINSIT INC 4217559SPG544066/IL
Jun 23, 2025ILII · Walk-around2TLN LOGISTICS INC 3796331P1307725/IL
Jun 12, 2025OHII · Walk-around8OOSTLN LOGISTICS INC 3796331TEMP/IL
Nov 25, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0TAF FREIGHT LLC 3504979P1215569/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TREINSIT INC4217559May 7, 2026May 7, 20261IL
TLN LOGISTICS INC3796331Jun 12, 2025Jun 23, 20252IL
TAF FREIGHT LLC3504979Nov 25, 2024Nov 25, 20241IL
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.
SPG544066ILTREINSIT INCMay 7, 2026May 7, 20261
P1307725ILTLN LOGISTICS INCJun 23, 2025Jun 23, 20251
TEMPILTLN LOGISTICS INCJun 12, 2025Jun 12, 20251
P1215569ILTAF FREIGHT LLCNov 25, 2024Nov 25, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 15, 2026