Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ1FN188515 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
14 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJun 30, 2023
IN
Last seenAug 30, 2024
MO
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 14 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
4V4NC9EJ1FN188515
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2015
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 15, 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
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
188515

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
2015

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 · Jun 30, 2023 – Aug 30, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 30, 2024MOII · Walk-around2GANDALF TRANSPORTATION CORP 407407347KT2M/MO
Jan 15, 2024IAII · Walk-around2GANDALF INC 368420613KS3K/MO
Oct 2, 2023INIII · Driver-only2THE GOLDEN VORTEX LLC 386634513KS3K/MO
Jun 30, 2023INIII · Driver-only2GANDALF INC 368420613KS3K/MO
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GANDALF TRANSPORTATION CORP4074073Aug 30, 2024Aug 30, 20241MO
GANDALF INC3684206Jun 30, 2023Jan 15, 20242MO
THE GOLDEN VORTEX LLC3866345Oct 2, 2023Oct 2, 20231MO
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.
47KT2MMOGANDALF TRANSPORTATION CORPAug 30, 2024Aug 30, 20241
13KS3KMOGANDALF INCJun 30, 2023Jan 15, 20242
13KS3KMOTHE GOLDEN VORTEX LLCOct 2, 2023Oct 2, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 15, 2026