Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH8HN963036 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenDec 18, 2023
CA
Last seenMay 28, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 17 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
4V4NC9EH8HN963036
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2017
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
1987 or 2017

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
963036

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
2017

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 18, 2023 – May 28, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 28, 2025CAI · Full9OOSJOSE LUIS TRANSPORTS LLC 32245959XAC741/CA
Apr 20, 2025CAII · Walk-around4OOSJOSE LUIS TRANSPORTS LLC 32245959G30456/CA
Dec 13, 2024CAII · Walk-around5OOSJOSE LUIS TRANSPORTS LLC 32245959G30456/CA
Oct 2, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1JOSE LUIS TRANSPORTS LLC 32245959G30456/CA
Jan 31, 2024CAI · Full1JOSE LUIS TRANSPORTS LLC 32245959G30456/CA
Jan 8, 2024CAII · Walk-around3CM MARKETING ADVERTISING & PUBLIC RELATIONS LLC 32356799G30456/CA
Dec 18, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0CM MARKETING ADVERTISING & PUBLIC RELATIONS LLC 32356799G30456/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOSE LUIS TRANSPORTS LLC3224595Jan 31, 2024May 28, 20255CA
CM MARKETING ADVERTISING & PUBLIC RELATIONS LLC3235679Dec 18, 2023Jan 8, 20242CA
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.
9XAC741CAJOSE LUIS TRANSPORTS LLCMay 28, 2025May 28, 20251
9G30456CAJOSE LUIS TRANSPORTS LLCJan 31, 2024Apr 20, 20254
9G30456CACM MARKETING ADVERTISING & PUBLIC RELATIONS LLCDec 18, 2023Jan 8, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026