Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH9GN948754 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
28 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenJan 11, 2024
CA
Last seenMay 10, 2026
MO
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 28 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
4V4NC9EH9GN948754
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 15, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
948754

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
2016

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 · Jan 11, 2024 – May 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 10, 2026MOII · Walk-around0GILLCO FREIGHT INC 44515953953517/IN
Oct 9, 2025CAII · Walk-around2M STAR TRUCKING LLC 4272155RP19546/WA
Apr 17, 2025WII · Full8OOSM STAR TRUCKING LLC 4272155RP19546/WA
Jan 11, 2024CAI · Full3OOSABSOLUTE BEST SERVICE LLC 3693870RP10715/WA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GILLCO FREIGHT INC4451595May 10, 2026May 10, 20261IN
M STAR TRUCKING LLC4272155Apr 17, 2025Oct 9, 20252WA
ABSOLUTE BEST SERVICE LLC3693870Jan 11, 2024Jan 11, 20241WA
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.
3953517INGILLCO FREIGHT INCMay 10, 2026May 10, 20261
RP19546WAM STAR TRUCKING LLCApr 17, 2025Oct 9, 20252
RP10715WAABSOLUTE BEST SERVICE LLCJan 11, 2024Jan 11, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 15, 2026