Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH8GN944209 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
11 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenDec 9, 2024
AZ
Last seenNov 13, 2025
MT
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 11 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
4V4NC9EH8GN944209
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
Jul 5, 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
944209

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 · Dec 9, 2024 – Nov 13, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 13, 2025MTI · Full1REGIONAL STEEL LLC 2784344P1306883/IL
Oct 22, 2025INI · Full6REGIONAL STEEL LLC 2784344P136883/IL
Aug 15, 2025AZIII · Driver-only0K44 TRANSPORTATION LLC 4167121P1306883/IL
Mar 7, 2025IAIII · Driver-only1BH TRANS INC 2888905TEMP/IL
Dec 9, 2024AZII · Walk-around1OOSAHA TRANSPORTATION LLC 3332073PXB7848/OH
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
REGIONAL STEEL LLC2784344Oct 22, 2025Nov 13, 20252OH
K44 TRANSPORTATION LLC4167121Aug 15, 2025Aug 15, 20251OH
BH TRANS INC2888905Mar 7, 2025Mar 7, 20251IL
AHA TRANSPORTATION LLC3332073Dec 9, 2024Dec 9, 20241OH
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.
P1306883ILREGIONAL STEEL LLCNov 13, 2025Nov 13, 20251
P136883ILREGIONAL STEEL LLCOct 22, 2025Oct 22, 20251
P1306883ILK44 TRANSPORTATION LLCAug 15, 2025Aug 15, 20251
TEMPILBH TRANS INCMar 7, 2025Mar 7, 20251
PXB7848OHAHA TRANSPORTATION LLCDec 9, 2024Dec 9, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026