Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH9MN272768 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
32 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenJun 12, 2023
CT
Last seenFeb 10, 2026
WA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 32 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
4V4NC9EH9MN272768
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2021
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
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
272768

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
2021

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 12, 2023 – Feb 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 10, 2026WAIII · Driver-only0KAINAT TRANSPORTATION LLC 36877463815692/IN
Dec 14, 2025NMII · Walk-around0KAINAT TRANSPORTATION LLC 36877463815692/IN
Sep 26, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSKAINAT TRANSPORTATION LLC 36877463815692/IN
Jul 4, 2025NMIII · Driver-only1AZ EXPRESS LINE INC 35127193815692/IN
Nov 9, 2024IDIII · Driver-only1KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION INC 4288232873059/IN
Jun 12, 2023CTIII · Driver-only0PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LP 3275742873059/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KAINAT TRANSPORTATION LLC3687746Sep 26, 2025Feb 10, 20263IN
AZ EXPRESS LINE INC3512719Jul 4, 2025Jul 4, 20251KS
KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION INC428823Nov 9, 2024Nov 9, 20241AZ
PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LP327574Jun 12, 2023Jun 12, 20231PA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
3815692INKAINAT TRANSPORTATION LLCSep 26, 2025Feb 10, 20263
3815692INAZ EXPRESS LINE INCJul 4, 2025Jul 4, 20251
2873059INKNIGHT TRANSPORTATION INCNov 9, 2024Nov 9, 20241
2873059INPENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LPJun 12, 2023Jun 12, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026