Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH8LN214195 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
25 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenDec 15, 2023
SD
Last seenJan 8, 2026
CA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 25 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
4V4NC9EH8LN214195
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 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
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
214195

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 · Dec 15, 2023 – Jan 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 8, 2026CAI · Full0VDK TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 4132013P1291813/IL
Jan 8, 2026CAI · Full2OOSVDK TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 4132013P1291813/IL
Nov 14, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0KRISHNA LOGISTICS LLC 3926978P1291813/IL
Nov 18, 2024TXII · Walk-around2KIRA FREIGHT INC 3069641P1180007/IL
Sep 23, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0KIRA FREIGHT INC 3069641P1180007/IL
Dec 15, 2023SDIII · Driver-only0FULGER LLC 3399041P1180007/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VDK TRANSPORT GROUP LLC4132013Jan 8, 2026Jan 8, 20262WA
KRISHNA LOGISTICS LLC3926978Nov 14, 2025Nov 14, 20251CA
KIRA FREIGHT INC3069641Sep 23, 2024Nov 18, 20242IN
FULGER LLC3399041Dec 15, 2023Dec 15, 20231IL
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.
P1291813ILVDK TRANSPORT GROUP LLCJan 8, 2026Jan 8, 20262
P1291813ILKRISHNA LOGISTICS LLCNov 14, 2025Nov 14, 20251
P1180007ILKIRA FREIGHT INCSep 23, 2024Nov 18, 20242
P1180007ILFULGER LLCDec 15, 2023Dec 15, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026