Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH9LN227571 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
33 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 11
First seenSep 2, 2023
CA
Last seenJun 18, 2026
WA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 33 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
4V4NC9EH9LN227571
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 18, 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
227571

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 2, 2023 – Jun 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 18, 2026WAIII · Driver-only4DN TRUCKLINES INC 4415980R838184/TX
Feb 19, 2026ORIII · Driver-only3OOSDN TRUCKLINES INC 4415980ZP34659/CA
Jan 6, 2026WAIII · Driver-only5DN TRUCKLINES INC 4415980ZP34659/CA
Dec 29, 2025ORII · Walk-around6CAL COAST EXPRESS INC 4233940ZP34659/CA
Oct 14, 2025CAII · Walk-around4OOSCAL COAST EXPRESS INC 4233940ZP34659/CA
Oct 10, 2025CAII · Walk-around1CAL COAST EXPRESS INC 4233940ZP34659/CA
Sep 9, 2025CAIII · Driver-only2CAL COAST EXPRESS INC 4233940ZP34659/CA
May 30, 2025ORI · Full6CAL COAST EXPRESS INC 4233940ZP34659/CA
May 21, 2025ORIII · Driver-only2CAL COAST EXPRESS INC 4233940ZP34659/CA
May 14, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0CAL COAST EXPRESS INC 4233940ZP34659/CA
Sep 2, 2023CAII · Walk-around1NEW LEGEND INC 1419483YAJH739/OR
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DN TRUCKLINES INC4415980Jan 6, 2026Jun 18, 20263CA
CAL COAST EXPRESS INC4233940May 14, 2025Dec 29, 20257CA
NEW LEGEND INC1419483Sep 2, 2023Sep 2, 20231AZ
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.
R838184TX1DN TRUCKLINES INCJun 18, 2026Jun 18, 20261
ZP34659CADN TRUCKLINES INCJan 6, 2026Feb 19, 20262
ZP34659CACAL COAST EXPRESS INCMay 14, 2025Dec 29, 20257
YAJH739ORNEW LEGEND INCSep 2, 2023Sep 2, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026