Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH7LN251268 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 11
First seenOct 23, 2023
TX
Last seenSep 1, 2025
AR
Inspected under 2 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
4V4NC9EH7LN251268
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 19, 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
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
251268

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 · Oct 23, 2023 – Sep 1, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 1, 2025ARII · Walk-around1OOSZER09 CARRIER INC 3915604ZP39289/CA
Aug 21, 2025TXII · Walk-around3ZER09 CARRIER INC 3915604ZP39289/CA
Jun 24, 2025AZII · Walk-around1ZER09 CARRIER INC 3915604ZP39289/CA
Jun 24, 2025AZII · Walk-around1ZER09 CARRIER INC 3915604ZP39289/CA
Jun 10, 2025CAII · Walk-around0ZER09 CARRIER INC 3915604ZP39289/CA
May 26, 2025CAII · Walk-around1ZER09 CARRIER INC 3915604ZP39289/CA
Jan 13, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0ZER09 CARRIER INC 3915604ZP39289/CA
Nov 5, 2024AZIII · Driver-only1ZER09 CARRIER INC 3915604ZP39289/CA
Feb 8, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0SWIFT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY OF ARIZONA LLC 542832906484/UK
Feb 7, 2024ALIII · Driver-only1SWIFT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY OF ARIZONA LLC 542832906484/IN
Oct 23, 2023TXII · Walk-around0SWIFT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY OF ARIZONA LLC 542832906484/IN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ZER09 CARRIER INC3915604Nov 5, 2024Sep 1, 20258CA
SWIFT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY OF ARIZONA LLC54283Oct 23, 2023Feb 8, 20243AZ
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.
ZP39289CA1ZER09 CARRIER INCNov 5, 2024Sep 1, 20258
2906484UKSWIFT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY OF ARIZONA LLCFeb 8, 2024Feb 8, 20241
2906484INSWIFT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY OF ARIZONA LLCOct 23, 2023Feb 7, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026