Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH8GN942833 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 10
First seenSep 13, 2023
CA
Last seenMay 17, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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
4V4NC9EH8GN942833
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 18, 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
942833

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 13, 2023 – May 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 17, 2026CAI · Full4FO TRANSPORT INC 1441434ZP26961/CA
Jan 4, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1FO TRANSPORT INC 1441434ZP26961/CA
Oct 19, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0FO TRANSPORT INC 1441434ZP26961/CA
Sep 21, 2025CAI · Full0FO TRANSPORT INC 1441434ZP26961/CA
Sep 18, 2025CAI · Full3OOSFO TRANSPORT INC 1441434ZP26961/CA
Jan 5, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0FO TRANSPORT INC 1441434ZP26961/CA
Jan 17, 2024CAIII · Driver-only3GLOCAL TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 3168782YP60252/CA
Sep 25, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0GLOCAL TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 3168782YP60252/CA
Sep 14, 2023CAI · Full0GLOCAL TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 3168782YP602525/CA
Sep 13, 2023CAI · Full2GLOCAL TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 3168782YP602525/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FO TRANSPORT INC1441434Jan 5, 2025May 17, 20266CA
GLOCAL TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC3168782Sep 13, 2023Jan 17, 20244CA
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.
ZP26961CAFO TRANSPORT INCJan 5, 2025May 17, 20266
YP60252CAGLOCAL TRANSPORT SERVICES LLCSep 25, 2023Jan 17, 20242
YP602525CAGLOCAL TRANSPORT SERVICES LLCSep 13, 2023Sep 14, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026