Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ1LN256727 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
26 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenSep 7, 2023
NY
Last seenNov 19, 2025
WI
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EJ1LN256727
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2020
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
NC9EJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
256727

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
2020

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 7, 2023 – Nov 19, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 19, 2025WIII · Walk-around2OOSBARD TRANSPORT INC 3062047P1300530/IL
Sep 11, 2024KSII · Walk-around0BARD TRANSPORT INC 3062047P1247518/IL
Aug 16, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0BARD TRANSPORT INC 3062047P1247518/IL
Jun 11, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0BARD TRANSPORT INC 3062047P1247518/IL
Mar 26, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0BARD TRANSPORT INC 3062047P1101794/IL
Oct 26, 2023SCII · Walk-around0BARD TRANSPORT INC 3062047P1101794/IL
Sep 7, 2023NYIII · Driver-only0BARD TRANSPORT INC 3062047P 1101794/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BARD TRANSPORT INC3062047Sep 7, 2023Nov 19, 20257IL
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.
P1300530ILBARD TRANSPORT INCNov 19, 2025Nov 19, 20251
P1247518ILBARD TRANSPORT INCJun 11, 2024Sep 11, 20243
P1101794ILBARD TRANSPORT INCOct 26, 2023Mar 26, 20242
P 1101794ILBARD TRANSPORT INCSep 7, 2023Sep 7, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026