Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH8GN968381 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
7 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenSep 9, 2025
PA
Last seenApr 21, 2026
PA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 7 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH8GN968381
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
Sep 20, 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
968381

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.

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 9, 2025 – Apr 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 21, 2026PAIII · Driver-only0—INTER-METRO FREIGHT INC 255807J581AA/NJ
Sep 9, 2025PAIII · Driver-only0—TOS TRANS INC 4356608AH61826/PA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
INTER-METRO FREIGHT INC255807Apr 21, 2026Apr 21, 20261NJ
TOS TRANS INC4356608Sep 9, 2025Sep 9, 20251PA
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.
J581AANJ—INTER-METRO FREIGHT INCApr 21, 2026 → Apr 21, 20261
AH61826PA—TOS TRANS INCSep 9, 2025 → Sep 9, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 20, 2026