Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH8SN666890 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
13 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenSep 30, 2024
MD
Last seenOct 17, 2025
AL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 13 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
4V4NC9EH8SN666890
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2025
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
666890

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
2025

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 30, 2024 – Oct 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 17, 2025ALII · Walk-around0HARD FORK TRANSPORTATION INC 3071580XE495U/FL
Jul 28, 2025FLIII · Driver-only0LIGHTNING TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS LLC 2519126XE495U/FL
May 12, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0LIGHTNING TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS LLC 2519126XE495U/FL
Apr 21, 2025GAIII · Driver-only0LIGHTNING TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS LLC 2519126XC873C/FL
Sep 30, 2024MDII · Walk-around1OOSLIGHTNING TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS LLC 2519126XC873C/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HARD FORK TRANSPORTATION INC3071580Oct 17, 2025Oct 17, 20251NC
LIGHTNING TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS LLC2519126Sep 30, 2024Jul 28, 20254FL
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
XE495UFLHARD FORK TRANSPORTATION INCOct 17, 2025Oct 17, 20251
XE495UFLLIGHTNING TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS LLCMay 12, 2025Jul 28, 20252
XC873CFLLIGHTNING TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS LLCSep 30, 2024Apr 21, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026