Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH8GN948051 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
15 mo
Inspections20
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 20
First seenApr 23, 2025
US
Last seenJul 20, 2026
US
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 15 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
4V4NC9EH8GN948051
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 16, 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
948051

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 · Apr 23, 2025 – Jul 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 20, 2026USI · Full0RAMON ESPINO CASTRO 313262221ES9T/MX
Jun 25, 2026NMIII · Driver-only0RAMON ESPINO CASTRO 313262221ES9T/MX
Jun 24, 2026NMIII · Driver-only0RAMON ESPINO CASTRO 313262221ES9T/MX
Jun 23, 2026NMIII · Driver-only0KRAHN NEUDORF TRUCKING SA DE CV 388003521ES9T/MX
Jun 23, 2026NMIII · Driver-only0RAMON ESPINO CASTRO 313262221ES9T/MX
Jun 22, 2026USI · Full4OOSRAMON ESPINO CASTRO 313262221ES9T/MX
May 13, 2026USIII · Driver-only0RAMON ESPINO CASTRO 313262221ES9T/MX
Mar 27, 2026USIII · Driver-only0RAMON ESPINO CASTRO 313262221ES9T/MX
Nov 28, 2025USIII · Driver-only0RAMON ESPINO CASTRO 313262221ES9T/MX
Oct 23, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0RAMON ESPINO CASTRO 313262221ES9T/MX
Oct 23, 2025USI · Full1RAMON ESPINO CASTRO 313262221ES9T/CI
Sep 18, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0RAMON ESPINO CASTRO 313262221ES9T/MX
Sep 17, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0RAMON ESPINO CASTRO 313262221ES9T/MX
Sep 15, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0RAMON ESPINO CASTRO 313262221ES9T/MX
Sep 9, 2025USI · Full0RAMON ESPINO CASTRO 313262221ES9T/MX
Aug 21, 2025USI · Full2RAMON ESPINO CASTRO 313262221ES9T/MX
Jul 10, 2025USI · Full6OOSRAMON ESPINO CASTRO 313262221ES9T/MX
Jun 6, 2025USI · Full0MARISOL ALONSO RIOS 393387521ES9T/MX
Jun 3, 2025USI · Full5OOSRAMON ESPINO CASTRO 313262221ES9T/MX
Apr 23, 2025USIII · Driver-only0RAMON ESPINO CASTRO 313262221ES9T/MX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RAMON ESPINO CASTRO3132622Apr 23, 2025Jul 20, 202618CI
KRAHN NEUDORF TRUCKING SA DE CV3880035Jun 23, 2026Jun 23, 20261CI
MARISOL ALONSO RIOS3933875Jun 6, 2025Jun 6, 20251CI
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.
21ES9TMX1RAMON ESPINO CASTROApr 23, 2025Jul 20, 202617
21ES9TMX1KRAHN NEUDORF TRUCKING SA DE CVJun 23, 2026Jun 23, 20261
21ES9TCIRAMON ESPINO CASTROOct 23, 2025Oct 23, 20251
21ES9TMXMARISOL ALONSO RIOSJun 6, 2025Jun 6, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026