Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH8GN956330 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
26 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenJul 5, 2023
CA
Last seenSep 6, 2025
GA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 26 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
4V4NC9EH8GN956330
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 28, 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
956330

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 · Jul 5, 2023 – Sep 6, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 6, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1SOPHIA GREENLINE TRANSPORT CORPORATION 4016427PWT7343/OH
Aug 10, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0R & O FREIGHT LLC 4081395PWT7343/OH
May 18, 2025SCIII · Driver-only2AHA TRANSPORTATION LLC 3332073PWT7343/OH
Mar 8, 2024NJIII · Driver-only0STARLINK FLEET INC 3565114PWT7343/OH
Nov 18, 2023NJI · Full0STARLINK FLEET INC 3565114PWT7343/OH
Jul 5, 2023CAI · Full0AHA TRANSPORTATION LLC 3332073PWT7343/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOPHIA GREENLINE TRANSPORT CORPORATION4016427Sep 6, 2025Sep 6, 20251IL
R & O FREIGHT LLC4081395Aug 10, 2025Aug 10, 20251OH
AHA TRANSPORTATION LLC3332073Jul 5, 2023May 18, 20252OH
STARLINK FLEET INC3565114Nov 18, 2023Mar 8, 20242OH
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.
PWT7343OHSOPHIA GREENLINE TRANSPORT CORPORATIONSep 6, 2025Sep 6, 20251
PWT7343OHR & O FREIGHT LLCAug 10, 2025Aug 10, 20251
PWT7343OHAHA TRANSPORTATION LLCJul 5, 2023May 18, 20252
PWT7343OHSTARLINK FLEET INCNov 18, 2023Mar 8, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026