Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH8HN975011 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
23 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 9
First seenSep 15, 2023
AR
Last seenAug 25, 2025
MO
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 23 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
4V4NC9EH8HN975011
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
975011

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 15, 2023 – Aug 25, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 25, 2025MOII · Walk-around5OOSBIG BLACK EAGLE LLC 3263678P1147581/IL
May 27, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0COLIBRI HOLDING LLC 4008272P1147581/IL
May 23, 2025ALI · Full3OOSCOLIBRI HOLDING LLC 4008272P1147581/IL
May 1, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0COLIBRI HOLDING LLC 4008272P1147581/IL
Mar 17, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0VAMAR INC 3145664P1147581/IL
Jan 9, 2025ALII · Walk-around2VAMAR INC 3145664P1147581/IL
Aug 14, 2024CAI · Full1OOSVAMAR INC 3145664P1147581/IL
Nov 3, 2023OKIII · Driver-only0FREIGHT UNITED INC 2443160P1147581/IL
Sep 15, 2023ARIII · Driver-only4FREIGHT UNITED INC 2443160P1147581/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BIG BLACK EAGLE LLC3263678Aug 25, 2025Aug 25, 20251OH
COLIBRI HOLDING LLC4008272May 1, 2025May 27, 20253TN
VAMAR INC3145664Aug 14, 2024Mar 17, 20253IL
FREIGHT UNITED INC2443160Sep 15, 2023Nov 3, 20232IL
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.
P1147581ILBIG BLACK EAGLE LLCAug 25, 2025Aug 25, 20251
P1147581ILCOLIBRI HOLDING LLCMay 1, 2025May 27, 20253
P1147581ILVAMAR INCAug 14, 2024Mar 17, 20253
P1147581ILFREIGHT UNITED INCSep 15, 2023Nov 3, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026