Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

4V4NC9EH9GN961178

Not yet decoded
Carriers run under3
25 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenAug 2, 2023
PA
Last seenSep 17, 2025
NY
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 25 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
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
961178

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 · Aug 2, 2023 – Sep 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 17, 2025NYIII · Driver-only4OOSA J EXPRESS INC 4013333R794021/TX
Jan 14, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0TESLA TRANSPORTATION GROUP LLC 3377980P1209140/IL
Aug 2, 2023PAII · Walk-around12OOSCERTIFIED TRUCKING LLC 3470654AY774K/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
A J EXPRESS INC4013333Sep 17, 2025Sep 17, 20251TX
TESLA TRANSPORTATION GROUP LLC3377980Jan 14, 2025Jan 14, 20251IL
CERTIFIED TRUCKING LLC3470654Aug 2, 2023Aug 2, 20231NJ
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.
R794021TXA J EXPRESS INCSep 17, 2025Sep 17, 20251
P1209140ILTESLA TRANSPORTATION GROUP LLCJan 14, 2025Jan 14, 20251
AY774KNJCERTIFIED TRUCKING LLCAug 2, 2023Aug 2, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC