Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH7PN615940 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
33 mo
Inspections15
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 15
First seenJul 4, 2023
NV
Last seenApr 11, 2026
AR
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 33 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
4V4NC9EH7PN615940
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 14, 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
615940

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 · Jul 4, 2023 – Apr 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 11, 2026ARIII · Driver-only0INKA GROUP INC 2098522P1186939/IL
May 5, 2025IAIII · Driver-only03D CARGO INC 2476987P1186939/IL
Sep 16, 2024ILIII · Driver-only04 HAWKS TRANS INC 2783206P1186939/IL
Jul 25, 2024IAIII · Driver-only04 HAWKS TRANS INC 2783206P1186939/IL
Jul 14, 2024IAIII · Driver-only14 HAWKS TRANS INC 2783206P1186939/IL
Jun 19, 2024SDIII · Driver-only04 HAWKS TRANS INC 2783206P1186939/IL
May 9, 2024ORIII · Driver-only04 HAWKS TRANS INC 2783206P1186939/IL
Mar 20, 2024NMII · Walk-around04 HAWKS TRANS INC 2783206P1186939/IL
Jan 12, 2024NMII · Walk-around04 HAWKS TRANS INC 2783206P1186939/IL
Dec 10, 2023CAI · Full03D CARGO INC 2476987P1186939/IL
Aug 16, 2023CAII · Walk-around04 HAWKS TRANS INC 2783206P1186939/IL
Aug 3, 2023CAIII · Driver-only24 HAWKS TRANS INC 2783206P1186939/IL
Jul 31, 2023CAIII · Driver-only2OOS4 HAWKS TRANS INC 2783206P1186939/IL
Jul 9, 2023IAIII · Driver-only04 HAWKS TRANS INC 2783206P 1186939/IL
Jul 4, 2023NVIII · Driver-only04 HAWKS TRANS INC 2783206P1186939/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
INKA GROUP INC2098522Apr 11, 2026Apr 11, 20261IL
3D CARGO INC2476987Dec 10, 2023May 5, 20252IL
4 HAWKS TRANS INC2783206Jul 4, 2023Sep 16, 202412IL
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
P1186939ILINKA GROUP INCApr 11, 2026Apr 11, 20261
P1186939IL3D CARGO INCDec 10, 2023May 5, 20252
P1186939IL4 HAWKS TRANS INCJul 4, 2023Sep 16, 202411
P 1186939IL4 HAWKS TRANS INCJul 9, 2023Jul 9, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026