Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ0MN282186 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
15 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenJan 2, 2024
OH
Last seenApr 28, 2025
IN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 15 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
4V4NC9EJ0MN282186
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
Jul 4, 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
NC9EJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
282186

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 · 8,552 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 8,552 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 · Jan 2, 2024 – Apr 28, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 28, 2025INIII · Driver-only2LINK LOGISTICS GROUP INC 3729736PWW7263/OH
Mar 20, 2025NJII · Walk-around10LINK LOGISTICS GROUP INC 3729736PWW7263/OH
Mar 7, 2025OHII · Walk-around3LINK LOGISTICS GROUP INC 3729736PWW7263/OH
Dec 29, 2024INIII · Driver-only1LINK LOGISTICS GROUP INC 3729736XP96313/CA
Sep 17, 2024INII · Walk-around8HAPPY GROUP INC 3730484PWW7263/OH
Jan 9, 2024OHII · Walk-around3HAPPY GROUP INC 3730484PWW7263/OH
Jan 2, 2024OHIII · Driver-only0HAPPY GROUP INC 3730484PWW7263/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LINK LOGISTICS GROUP INC3729736Dec 29, 2024Apr 28, 20254OH
HAPPY GROUP INC3730484Jan 2, 2024Sep 17, 20243OH
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.
PWW7263OHLINK LOGISTICS GROUP INCMar 7, 2025Apr 28, 20253
XP96313CALINK LOGISTICS GROUP INCDec 29, 2024Dec 29, 20241
PWW7263OH1HAPPY GROUP INCJan 2, 2024Sep 17, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 4, 2026