Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EHXHN977178 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenAug 22, 2023
NC
Last seenApr 21, 2026
MI
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EHXHN977178
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
Jun 21, 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
977178

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.

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 · Aug 22, 2023 – Apr 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 21, 2026MII · Full12OOSUS CARGO EXPRESS LLC 2250917RC40660/MI
Mar 4, 2026OHIII · Driver-only1—US CARGO EXPRESS LLC 2250917RC40660/MI
Nov 7, 2025MIII · Walk-around1—US CARGO EXPRESS LLC 2250917RC40660/MI
Oct 15, 2025MIIII · Driver-only1—US CARGO EXPRESS LLC 2250917RC40660/MI
Jun 13, 2025MIII · Walk-around2—US CARGO EXPRESS LLC 2250917TEMP/MI
Nov 6, 2024INII · Walk-around1—US CARGO EXPRESS LLC 2250917RC40660/MI
Aug 22, 2023NCIII · Driver-only1—ROBERT BEARDEN INC 696877L1350HY/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
US CARGO EXPRESS LLC2250917Nov 6, 2024Apr 21, 20266MI
ROBERT BEARDEN INC696877Aug 22, 2023Aug 22, 20231GA
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.
RC40660MI—US CARGO EXPRESS LLCNov 6, 2024 → Apr 21, 20265
TEMPMI—US CARGO EXPRESS LLCJun 13, 2025 → Jun 13, 20251
L1350HYTN—ROBERT BEARDEN INCAug 22, 2023 → Aug 22, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026