Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EHXRN636171 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
29 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenFeb 13, 2024
UT
Last seenJul 11, 2026
AR
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
4V4NC9EHXRN636171
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2024
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
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
636171

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
2024

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 · Feb 13, 2024 – Jul 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 11, 2026ARIII · Driver-only0OCTOPUS EXPRESS INC 34344483417157/IN
Mar 16, 2026NMII · Walk-around0ALTMAN SPECIALTY PLANTS LLC 4406723417157/IN
Nov 30, 2024NMII · Walk-around0ALER GROUP LLC 39864693417157/IN
Sep 3, 2024NMI · Full0ALER GROUP LLC 39864693417157/IN
May 11, 2024CAII · Walk-around5UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC 218003417157/IN
Feb 13, 2024UTI · Full4UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC 218003417157/IN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
OCTOPUS EXPRESS INC3434448Jul 11, 2026Jul 11, 20261NY
ALTMAN SPECIALTY PLANTS LLC440672Mar 16, 2026Mar 16, 20261CA
ALER GROUP LLC3986469Sep 3, 2024Nov 30, 20242CO
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC21800Feb 13, 2024May 11, 20242GA
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.
3417157IN1OCTOPUS EXPRESS INCJul 11, 2026Jul 11, 20261
3417157INALTMAN SPECIALTY PLANTS LLCMar 16, 2026Mar 16, 20261
3417157INALER GROUP LLCSep 3, 2024Nov 30, 20242
3417157INUNITED PARCEL SERVICE INCFeb 13, 2024May 11, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026