Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH8HN994531 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
31 mo
Inspections15
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 15
First seenAug 2, 2023
SD
Last seenMar 16, 2026
MN
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH8HN994531
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 14, 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
994531

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 2, 2023 – Mar 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 16, 2026MNIII · Driver-only1ENGSTRAND TRUCKING LLC 213329099876Z/WI
Dec 31, 2025MNIII · Driver-only2ENGSTRAND TRUCKING LLC 213329031030Z/WI
Sep 25, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0ENGSTRAND TRUCKING LLC 213329031030Z/WI
Aug 26, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0ENGSTRAND TRUCKING LLC 213329031030Z/WI
May 6, 2025SDII · Walk-around0ENGSTRAND TRUCKING LLC 213329031030Z/WI
Jan 28, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0ENGSTRAND TRUCKING LLC 213329031030Z/WI
Nov 11, 2024NDII · Walk-around3OOSENGSTRAND TRUCKING LLC 213329031030Z/WI
Aug 20, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0ENGSTRAND TRUCKING LLC 213329031030Z/WI
Aug 6, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0ENGSTRAND TRUCKING LLC 213329031030Z/WI
Jun 25, 2024IAII · Walk-around2OOSENGSTRAND TRUCKING LLC 213329031030Z/WI
Jun 4, 2024SDII · Walk-around0ENGSTRAND TRUCKING LLC 213329031030Z/WI
Apr 30, 2024SDI · Full0ENGSTRAND TRUCKING LLC 213329031030Z/WI
Apr 25, 2024SDI · Full0ENGSTRAND TRUCKING LLC 213329031030Z/WI
Mar 12, 2024MNIII · Driver-only0ENGSTRAND TRUCKING LLC 213329031030Z/WI
Aug 2, 2023SDIII · Driver-only0ENGSTRAND TRUCKING LLC 213329031030Z/WI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ENGSTRAND TRUCKING LLC2133290Aug 2, 2023Mar 16, 202615WI
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.
99876ZWIENGSTRAND TRUCKING LLCMar 16, 2026Mar 16, 20261
31030ZWIENGSTRAND TRUCKING LLCAug 2, 2023Dec 31, 202514
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026