Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EHXHN974247 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
29 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 11
First seenApr 29, 2024
NV
Last seenSep 15, 2026
CO
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 29 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
4V4NC9EHXHN974247
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2017
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Nov 1, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
974247

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
2017

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 · Apr 29, 2024 – Sep 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 15, 2026COIII · Driver-only4—RRT EXPRESS INC 4031521YP77579/CA
Jul 22, 2026COII · Walk-around8—RRT EXPRESS INC 4031521YP77579/CA
Apr 7, 2026UTII · Walk-around10OOSAZUL TRUCK LINES INC 4023987YP77579/CA
Apr 1, 2026CAII · Walk-around0—AZUL TRUCK LINES INC 4023987YP77579/CA
Mar 3, 2026IAIII · Driver-only1—AZUL TRUCK LINES INC 4023987YP77579/CA
Dec 11, 2025UTI · Full5OOSAZUL TRUCK LINES INC 4023987YP77579/CA
Jan 9, 2025UTIII · Driver-only2—ALFA TRANS INC 1569028YP77679/CA
Aug 28, 2024NVIII · Driver-only0—FREIGHT LINK INC 3765224YP77579/CA
Aug 15, 2024COII · Walk-around10—FREIGHT LINK INC 3765224YP77579/CA
May 14, 2024CAII · Walk-around5OOSFREIGHT LINK INC 3765224YP77579/CA
Apr 29, 2024NVIII · Driver-only0—FREIGHT LINK INC 3765224YP77579/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RRT EXPRESS INC4031521Jul 22, 2026Sep 15, 20262CA
AZUL TRUCK LINES INC4023987Dec 11, 2025Apr 7, 20264NV
ALFA TRANS INC1569028Jan 9, 2025Jan 9, 20251CA
FREIGHT LINK INC3765224Apr 29, 2024Aug 28, 20244CA
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.
YP77579CA1RRT EXPRESS INCJul 22, 2026 → Sep 15, 20262
YP77579CA—AZUL TRUCK LINES INCDec 11, 2025 → Apr 7, 20264
YP77679CA—ALFA TRANS INCJan 9, 2025 → Jan 9, 20251
YP77579CA1FREIGHT LINK INCApr 29, 2024 → Aug 28, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Nov 1, 2026