Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH8HN970147 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
19 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenSep 12, 2024
OH
Last seenApr 12, 2026
AR
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 19 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
4V4NC9EH8HN970147
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 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
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
970147

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 · Sep 12, 2024 – Apr 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 12, 2026ARIII · Driver-only1FORCE TRANSPORTATION INC 3176162P1342547/IL
Feb 10, 2026WIII · Walk-around5OOSFORCE TRANSPORTATION INC 3176162IL TEMP APO/IL
Dec 24, 2025AZIII · Driver-only2FORCE TRANSPORTATION INC 3176162PLC332337/IL
Jul 15, 2025PAIII · Driver-only3ILEYE TRUCKING LLC 3490332P1263907/IL
Mar 17, 2025INIII · Driver-only2TUTASH EXPRESS INC 3487141P1263907/IL
Sep 12, 2024OHII · Walk-around2OOSTUTASH CARGO LLC 1146166TEMP/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FORCE TRANSPORTATION INC3176162Dec 24, 2025Apr 12, 20263IA
ILEYE TRUCKING LLC3490332Jul 15, 2025Jul 15, 20251MN
TUTASH EXPRESS INC3487141Mar 17, 2025Mar 17, 20251IL
TUTASH CARGO LLC1146166Sep 12, 2024Sep 12, 20241IL
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.
P1342547ILFORCE TRANSPORTATION INCApr 12, 2026Apr 12, 20261
IL TEMP APOILFORCE TRANSPORTATION INCFeb 10, 2026Feb 10, 20261
PLC332337ILFORCE TRANSPORTATION INCDec 24, 2025Dec 24, 20251
P1263907ILILEYE TRUCKING LLCJul 15, 2025Jul 15, 20251
P1263907ILTUTASH EXPRESS INCMar 17, 2025Mar 17, 20251
TEMPILTUTASH CARGO LLCSep 12, 2024Sep 12, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026