Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH7HN989191 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
23 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 11
First seenOct 20, 2023
AR
Last seenSep 22, 2025
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 23 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH7HN989191
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 17, 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
989191

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 20, 2023 – Sep 22, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 22, 2025TXII · Walk-around8OOSPHILLIPS GENERATION TRUCKING LLC 436152065803/MO
Sep 2, 2025COIII · Driver-only1PHILLIPS GENERATION TRUCKING LLC 436152049KT90/MO
Aug 29, 2025MOII · Walk-around4OOSPHILLIPS GENERATION TRUCKING LLC 4361520NO PLATE/MO
Aug 14, 2025LAI · Full7OOSPHILLIPS GENERATION TRUCKING LLC 436152049KT9D/MO
Jun 25, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0DONALD R HEADEN & JASON HEADEN 170681249KT9D/MO
Apr 23, 2025MSIII · Driver-only0PHILLIPS GENERATION TRUCKING LLC 436152049KT9D/MO
May 22, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0L & J CONSOLIDATED ENTERPRISES INC 400374749KT9D/MO
Mar 20, 2024MSIII · Driver-only0L & J CONSOLIDATED ENTERPRISES INC 400374749KT9D/MO
Feb 12, 2024OKIII · Driver-only0L & J CONSOLIDATED ENTERPRISES INC 400374749KT9D/MO
Feb 9, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0L & J CONSOLIDATED ENTERPRISES INC 400374749KT9D/MO
Oct 20, 2023ARII · Walk-around3OOSL & J CONSOLIDATED ENTERPRISES INC 400374749KT9D/MO
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PHILLIPS GENERATION TRUCKING LLC4361520Apr 23, 2025Sep 22, 20255MO
DONALD R HEADEN & JASON HEADEN1706812Jun 25, 2025Jun 25, 20251IL
L & J CONSOLIDATED ENTERPRISES INC4003747Oct 20, 2023May 22, 20245MO
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.
65803MOPHILLIPS GENERATION TRUCKING LLCSep 22, 2025Sep 22, 20251
49KT90MOPHILLIPS GENERATION TRUCKING LLCSep 2, 2025Sep 2, 20251
NO PLATEMOPHILLIPS GENERATION TRUCKING LLCAug 29, 2025Aug 29, 20251
49KT9DMOPHILLIPS GENERATION TRUCKING LLCApr 23, 2025Aug 14, 20252
49KT9DMODONALD R HEADEN & JASON HEADENJun 25, 2025Jun 25, 20251
49KT9DMOL & J CONSOLIDATED ENTERPRISES INCOct 20, 2023May 22, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026