Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH7PN334365 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
26 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenMay 30, 2024
WI
Last seenJul 24, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 26 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
4V4NC9EH7PN334365
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2023
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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
334365

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
2023

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 · May 30, 2024 – Jul 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 24, 2026CAI · Full1NICHOLS TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 34620973356228/IN
Jun 29, 2026CAII · Walk-around0NICHOLS TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 34620973356228/IN
May 19, 2026CAII · Walk-around1OOSNICHOLS TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 34620973356228/IN
May 4, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1NICHOLS TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 34620973356228/IN
Apr 18, 2026NVII · Walk-around2NICHOLS TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 34620973356228/IN
Sep 20, 2025NVIII · Driver-only1SHOW FREIGHT INC 35199503356228/IN
Jul 20, 2024UTI · Full2DREAMWORKS CARRIER LLC 30392803356228/IN
May 30, 2024WII · Full0DREAMWORKS CARRIER LLC 30392803356228/IN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NICHOLS TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC3462097Apr 18, 2026Jul 24, 20265WA
SHOW FREIGHT INC3519950Sep 20, 2025Sep 20, 20251NV
DREAMWORKS CARRIER LLC3039280May 30, 2024Jul 20, 20242NV
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.
3356228IN1NICHOLS TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INCApr 18, 2026Jul 24, 20265
3356228INSHOW FREIGHT INCSep 20, 2025Sep 20, 20251
3356228INDREAMWORKS CARRIER LLCMay 30, 2024Jul 20, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026