Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH8GN957185 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
35 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections8
of 13
First seenAug 17, 2023
OK
Last seenJul 27, 2026
AR
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 35 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
4V4NC9EH8GN957185
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 19, 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
957185

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 · Aug 17, 2023 – Jul 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 27, 2026ARIII · Driver-only1BLACK SEA ROAD INC 4038618AH60407/PA
Jun 17, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0BLACK SEA ROAD INC 4038618AH60407/PA
Jun 4, 2026VAII · Walk-around14OOSBLACK SEA ROAD INC 4038618AH60407/PA
Jun 4, 2026VAII · Walk-around14OOSBLACK SEA ROAD INC 4038618AH60407/PA
Jun 4, 2026VAII · Walk-around14OOSBLACK SEA ROAD INC 4038618AH60407/PA
Mar 26, 2026AZIII · Driver-only0ALEDI LLC 2444252AH60407/PA
Jan 22, 2026VAII · Walk-around16OOSBLACK SEA ROAD INC 4038618AH60407/PA
Dec 3, 2025PAII · Walk-around4OOSALEDI LLC 2444252AH60407/PA
Oct 8, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSALEDI LLC 2444252AH60407/PA
Sep 18, 2025TNI · Full1OOSALEDI LLC 2444252AH60407/PA
Sep 1, 2025AZII · Walk-around1OOSALEDI LLC 2444252AH60407/PA
Feb 14, 2025GAIII · Driver-only3BLACK SEA ROAD INC 4038618AH60407/PA
Aug 17, 2023OKII · Walk-around1ZMAX WORLDWIDE INC 303264983064PC/NY
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BLACK SEA ROAD INC4038618Feb 14, 2025Jul 27, 20267PA
ALEDI LLC2444252Sep 1, 2025Mar 26, 20265PA
ZMAX WORLDWIDE INC3032649Aug 17, 2023Aug 17, 20231ND
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.
AH60407PA1BLACK SEA ROAD INCFeb 14, 2025Jul 27, 20267
AH60407PAALEDI LLCSep 1, 2025Mar 26, 20265
83064PCNYZMAX WORLDWIDE INCAug 17, 2023Aug 17, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026