Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH8LN209580 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
15 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenMay 15, 2024
TN
Last seenAug 24, 2025
IL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 15 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
4V4NC9EH8LN209580
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2020
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
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
209580

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
2020

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 · May 15, 2024 – Aug 24, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 24, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0ATLANTIC UNION EXPRESS INC 4019066AN5089/ID
Jul 18, 2025UTIII · Driver-only1ATLANTIC UNION EXPRESS INC 4019066AN5089/ID
Jul 1, 2025NVIII · Driver-only1ATLANTIC UNION EXPRESS INC 4019066AN5089/ID
Apr 28, 2025OHII · Walk-around0ATLANTIC UNION EXPRESS INC 4019066AN5089/ID
Feb 6, 2025ARIII · Driver-only2OOSPOSTMAN CARGO INC 3568931R496287/TX
Sep 27, 2024LAIII · Driver-only1POSTMAN CARGO INC 3568931R496287/TX
Jun 20, 2024TNI · Full3OOSSLS GLOBAL LOGISTICS LLC 4057611R496287/TX
May 15, 2024TNIII · Driver-only1POSTMAN CARGO INC 3568931R496287/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ATLANTIC UNION EXPRESS INC4019066Apr 28, 2025Aug 24, 20254ID
POSTMAN CARGO INC3568931May 15, 2024Feb 6, 20253IA
SLS GLOBAL LOGISTICS LLC4057611Jun 20, 2024Jun 20, 20241OH
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.
AN5089IDATLANTIC UNION EXPRESS INCApr 28, 2025Aug 24, 20254
R496287TXPOSTMAN CARGO INCMay 15, 2024Feb 6, 20253
R496287TXSLS GLOBAL LOGISTICS LLCJun 20, 2024Jun 20, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026