Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EHXKN903654 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
26 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenOct 10, 2023
OH
Last seenDec 9, 2025
CA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 26 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EHXKN903654
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2019
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
903654

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
2019

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 · Oct 10, 2023 – Dec 9, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 9, 2025CAIII · Driver-only3LOWER 48 TRANSPORTATION LLC 4196838ZP62132/CA
Aug 27, 2025CAI · Full0CARGO STARS INC 3843678ZP62132/CA
Aug 22, 2025CAI · Full4CARGO STARS INC 3843678ZP62132/CA
Mar 11, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1ARRAN PUTNAM 3343678
Oct 10, 2023OHII · Walk-around8OOSEMPIRE TRUCKING LLC 2413599PWY4873/OH
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LOWER 48 TRANSPORTATION LLC4196838Dec 9, 2025Dec 9, 20251OH
CARGO STARS INC3843678Aug 22, 2025Aug 27, 20252PA
ARRAN PUTNAM3343678Mar 11, 2025Mar 11, 20251NE
EMPIRE TRUCKING LLC2413599Oct 10, 2023Oct 10, 20231OH
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.
ZP62132CALOWER 48 TRANSPORTATION LLCDec 9, 2025Dec 9, 20251
ZP62132CACARGO STARS INCAug 22, 2025Aug 27, 20252
PAARRAN PUTNAMMar 11, 2025Mar 11, 20251
PWY4873OHEMPIRE TRUCKING LLCOct 10, 2023Oct 10, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026