Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

4V4NC9EH9EN169450

Not yet decoded
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJun 21, 2023
CA
Last seenSep 15, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 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

This VIN has not been decoded yet — the unit's carrier, inspection and plate history below is reconstructed from the FMCSA inspection feed regardless.

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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
169450

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.

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 · Jun 21, 2023 – Sep 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 15, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0TIGER CARRIER INC 390293048986D4/CA
Apr 17, 2025CAII · Walk-around5THIARA BROS EXPRESS INC 299115448986D4/CA
Jun 21, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0TIGER CARRIER INC 390293021736R3/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TIGER CARRIER INC3902930Jun 21, 2023Sep 15, 20252CA
THIARA BROS EXPRESS INC2991154Apr 17, 2025Apr 17, 20251CA
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.
48986D4CATIGER CARRIER INCSep 15, 2025Sep 15, 20251
48986D4CATHIARA BROS EXPRESS INCApr 17, 2025Apr 17, 20251
21736R3CATIGER CARRIER INCJun 21, 2023Jun 21, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC