Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH8LN222913 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections16
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 16
First seenOct 6, 2023
WA
Last seenApr 7, 2026
SD
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH8LN222913
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 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
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
222913

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 6, 2023 – Apr 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 7, 2026SDIII · Driver-only0ELEVATION TRANSPORT LTD 385005096921P/BC
Mar 9, 2026MTIII · Driver-only1ELEVATION TRANSPORT LTD 385005096921P/BC
Mar 1, 2026WAII · Walk-around2ELEVATION TRANSPORT LTD 385005096921P/BC
Feb 23, 2026WAI · Full3ELEVATION TRANSPORT LTD 385005096921P/BC
Sep 24, 2025WAII · Walk-around1STARMAX TRANSPORT LTD 283624248981P/BC
Sep 8, 2025WAII · Walk-around1OOSSTARMAX TRANSPORT LTD 283624248981P/BC
Jul 28, 2025CAII · Walk-around1STARMAX TRANSPORT LTD 283624285453P/BC
Apr 13, 2025WAIII · Driver-only1STARMAX TRANSPORT LTD 283624285453P/BC
Feb 24, 2025CAI · Full1STARMAX TRANSPORT LTD 283624285453P/BC
Nov 23, 2024ORIII · Driver-only0STARMAX TRANSPORT LTD 283624285453P/BC
Nov 19, 2024CAI · Full0STARMAX TRANSPORT LTD 283624285453P/BC
Oct 1, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1STARMAX TRANSPORT LTD 283624285453P/BC
Jun 19, 2024CAI · Full0STARMAX TRANSPORT LTD 283624285453P/BC
Jun 18, 2024CAI · Full2OOSSTARMAX TRANSPORT LTD 283624285453P/BC
Mar 4, 2024WAIII · Driver-only1STARMAX TRANSPORT LTD 283624248981P/BC
Oct 6, 2023WAII · Walk-around5OOSSTARMAX TRANSPORT LTD 283624248981P/BC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ELEVATION TRANSPORT LTD3850050Feb 23, 2026Apr 7, 20264BC
STARMAX TRANSPORT LTD2836242Oct 6, 2023Sep 24, 202512BC
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.
96921PBCELEVATION TRANSPORT LTDFeb 23, 2026Apr 7, 20264
48981PBCSTARMAX TRANSPORT LTDOct 6, 2023Sep 24, 20254
85453PBCSTARMAX TRANSPORT LTDJun 18, 2024Jul 28, 20258
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026