Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH9LN215131 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
19 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenSep 26, 2024
KY
Last seenApr 7, 2026
KY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH9LN215131
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2020
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
215131

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
2020

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 26, 2024 – Apr 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 7, 2026KYIII · Driver-only0TAZ TRUCKING INC 1268158015169A/KY
Nov 10, 2025INIII · Driver-only1TAZ TRUCKING INC 1268158A71261/KY
Aug 13, 2025VAIII · Driver-only0TAZ TRUCKING INC 1268158A71261/KY
Feb 11, 2025GAIII · Driver-only6TAZ TRUCKING INC 1268158A71261/KY
Jan 28, 2025KYI · Full0TAZ TRUCKING INC 1268158A71261/KY
Sep 26, 2024KYI · Full0TAZ TRUCKING INC 1268158A71261/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TAZ TRUCKING INC1268158Sep 26, 2024Apr 7, 20266KY
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.
015169AKYTAZ TRUCKING INCApr 7, 2026Apr 7, 20261
A71261KYTAZ TRUCKING INCSep 26, 2024Nov 10, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026