Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH8LN232972 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenSep 15, 2023
NC
Last seenApr 21, 2025
MO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 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
4V4NC9EH8LN232972
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
232972

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 · Sep 15, 2023 – Apr 21, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 21, 2025MOII · Walk-around0DC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC 1018527R520166/TX
Mar 10, 2025MOII · Walk-around1OOSDC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC 1018527R520166/TX
Feb 10, 2025TXII · Walk-around0CARGO EXPRESS TEXAS INC 4016750R520166/TX
Feb 10, 2025TXI · Full0DC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC 1018527R520166/TX
Aug 20, 2024MOII · Walk-around0DC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC 1018527R520166/TX
Mar 12, 2024KYII · Walk-around0DC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC 1018527R520166/TX
Feb 24, 2024NVIII · Driver-only0DC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC 1018527R520166/TX
Feb 10, 2024NVIII · Driver-only0DC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC 1018527R520166/TX
Sep 15, 2023NCII · Walk-around1DC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC 1018527R520166/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC1018527Sep 15, 2023Apr 21, 20258TX
CARGO EXPRESS TEXAS INC4016750Feb 10, 2025Feb 10, 20251TX
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.
R520166TXDC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INCSep 15, 2023Apr 21, 20258
R520166TXCARGO EXPRESS TEXAS INCFeb 10, 2025Feb 10, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026