Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH8GN941021 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
9 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenJan 6, 2025
OH
Last seenOct 30, 2025
OH
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 9 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
4V4NC9EH8GN941021
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
941021

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
2016

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 · Jan 6, 2025 – Oct 30, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 30, 2025OHIII · Driver-only2OOSVETERAN TRUCKING LLC 4183068PNT1265/OH
Aug 21, 2025OHI · Full0VETERAN TRUCKING LLC 4183068PWQ8707/OH
May 29, 2025OHII · Walk-around2VETERAN TRUCKING LLC 4183068PNT1265/OH
Mar 26, 2025OHII · Walk-around4VETERAN TRUCKING LLC 4183068PNT1265/OH
Mar 13, 2025OHIII · Driver-only1TMATSON EXPRESS LLC 4162868PNT1265/OH
Feb 27, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0TMATSON EXPRESS LLC 4162868TEMP./OH
Jan 6, 2025OHIII · Driver-only4OOSTMATSON EXPRESS LLC 4162868Q281414/OH
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VETERAN TRUCKING LLC4183068Mar 26, 2025Oct 30, 20254OH
TMATSON EXPRESS LLC4162868Jan 6, 2025Mar 13, 20253OH
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.
PNT1265OHVETERAN TRUCKING LLCMar 26, 2025Oct 30, 20253
PWQ8707OHVETERAN TRUCKING LLCAug 21, 2025Aug 21, 20251
PNT1265OHTMATSON EXPRESS LLCMar 13, 2025Mar 13, 20251
TEMP.OHTMATSON EXPRESS LLCFeb 27, 2025Feb 27, 20251
Q281414OHTMATSON EXPRESS LLCJan 6, 2025Jan 6, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026