Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH9GN975288 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
22 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 13
First seenJun 24, 2024
CA
Last seenApr 29, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH9GN975288
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
Jun 16, 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
975288

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 · Jun 24, 2024 – Apr 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 29, 2026CAII · Walk-around0QUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 3168539ZP88718/CA
Feb 10, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0QUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 3168539ZP32345/CA
Jan 28, 2026CAII · Walk-around1QUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 3168539ZP32345/CA
Jan 6, 2026CAII · Walk-around4OOSQUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 3168539ZP32345/CA
Jun 26, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSQUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 3168539ZP32345/CA
May 7, 2025CAI · Full3QUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 3168539ZP32345/CA
Mar 21, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSQUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 3168539ZP32345/CA
Mar 5, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSQUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 3168539ZP32345/CA
Feb 1, 2025CAII · Walk-around1QUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 3168539ZP32345/CA
Jan 23, 2025CAII · Walk-around0QUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 3168539ZP32345/CA
Jan 17, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0QUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 3168539ZP32345/CA
Nov 10, 2024CAIII · Driver-only2QUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 3168539ZP32345/CA
Jun 24, 2024CAIII · Driver-only2QUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 3168539ZP32345/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
QUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLC3168539Jun 24, 2024Apr 29, 202613CA
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.
ZP88718CAQUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLCApr 29, 2026Apr 29, 20261
ZP32345CAQUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLCJun 24, 2024Feb 10, 202612
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026