Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH8HN976501 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under5
16 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 7
First seenJun 11, 2025
KY
Last seenOct 19, 2026
FL
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 16 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH8HN976501
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
Jul 15, 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
976501

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 11, 2025 – Oct 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 19, 2026FLIII · Driver-only0—BRANDON STAR 5 LLC 3078666DF13ED/FL
Oct 5, 2026ALIII · Driver-only8OOSBRANDON STAR 5 LLC 3078666DF13ED/FL
Aug 6, 2026FLIII · Driver-only2OOSBRANDON STAR 5 LLC 3078666DF13ED/FL
May 24, 2026NMI · Full3OOSESMAKEYLA TRUCKING LLC 4030408DF13ED/FL
Feb 27, 2026AZII · Walk-around5OOSRE CARGO GROUP LLC 4129068DF13ED/FL
Aug 31, 2025AZII · Walk-around3OOSRSGSALES LLC 4234386DF13ED/FL
Jun 11, 2025KYI · Full3OOSTAVILO TRUCKING LLC 3979660DF13ED/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BRANDON STAR 5 LLC3078666Aug 6, 2026Oct 19, 20263TX
ESMAKEYLA TRUCKING LLC4030408May 24, 2026May 24, 20261TX
RE CARGO GROUP LLC4129068Feb 27, 2026Feb 27, 20261FL
RSGSALES LLC4234386Aug 31, 2025Aug 31, 20251UT
TAVILO TRUCKING LLC3979660Jun 11, 2025Jun 11, 20251FL
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
DF13EDFL1BRANDON STAR 5 LLCAug 6, 2026 → Oct 19, 20263
DF13EDFL—ESMAKEYLA TRUCKING LLCMay 24, 2026 → May 24, 20261
DF13EDFL—RE CARGO GROUP LLCFeb 27, 2026 → Feb 27, 20261
DF13EDFL—RSGSALES LLCAug 31, 2025 → Aug 31, 20251
DF13EDFL—TAVILO TRUCKING LLCJun 11, 2025 → Jun 11, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 15, 2026