Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH9LN231765 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
35 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 10
First seenJul 27, 2023
MI
Last seenJun 2, 2026
WA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH9LN231765
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
231765

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 · Jul 27, 2023 – Jun 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 2, 2026WAIII · Driver-only1J'S EMPIRE TRUCKING COMPANY LLC 3885355R670604/TX
Apr 3, 2026AZII · Walk-around0J'S EMPIRE TRUCKING COMPANY LLC 3885355R670604/TX
Mar 25, 2026AZI · Full8J'S EMPIRE TRUCKING COMPANY LLC 3885355R670604/TX
Dec 4, 2025AZII · Walk-around4J'S EMPIRE TRUCKING COMPANY LLC 3885355R670604/TX
May 2, 2025ARIII · Driver-only0J'S EMPIRE TRUCKING COMPANY LLC 3885355R670604/TX
Mar 26, 2025AZII · Walk-around3J'S EMPIRE TRUCKING COMPANY LLC 3885355R670604/TX
Mar 20, 2025COII · Walk-around4J'S EMPIRE TRUCKING COMPANY LLC 3885355R670604/TX
Sep 4, 2023WAI · Full3J'S EMPIRE TRUCKING COMPANY LLC 3885355R670604/TX
Jul 27, 2023WIIII · Driver-only0J'S EMPIRE TRUCKING COMPANY LLC 3885355R670604/TX
Jul 27, 2023MIIII · Driver-only0J'S EMPIRE TRUCKING COMPANY LLC 3885355R6070604/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
J'S EMPIRE TRUCKING COMPANY LLC3885355Jul 27, 2023Jun 2, 202610TX
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.
R670604TXJ'S EMPIRE TRUCKING COMPANY LLCJul 27, 2023Jun 2, 20269
R6070604TXJ'S EMPIRE TRUCKING COMPANY LLCJul 27, 2023Jul 27, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026