Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ1SN688278 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
10 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenOct 15, 2025
CT
Last seenAug 3, 2026
MA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 10 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
4V4NC9EJ1SN688278
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2025
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 14, 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
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
688278

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
2025

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 15, 2025 – Aug 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 3, 2026MAII · Walk-around6OOSOPTIMA FREIGHT TRANS INC 3594294P1391422/IL
Jul 8, 2026TNII · Walk-around1OOSOPTIMA LINES INCORPORATED 4258905P1391422/IL
Jun 25, 2026SDII · Walk-around3OOSOPTIMA LINES INCORPORATED 4258905P1391422/IL
Jun 8, 2026VTII · Walk-around6OPTIMA LINES INCORPORATED 4258905P1391422/IL
Apr 2, 2026TXII · Walk-around5DIRECT BUSINESS HOLDINGS INC 4200881
Oct 15, 2025CTIII · Driver-only4DIRECT BUSINESS HOLDINGS INC 4200881TEMP/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
OPTIMA FREIGHT TRANS INC3594294Aug 3, 2026Aug 3, 20261IL
OPTIMA LINES INCORPORATED4258905Jun 8, 2026Jul 8, 20263IL
DIRECT BUSINESS HOLDINGS INC4200881Oct 15, 2025Apr 2, 20262IN
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.
P1391422IL1OPTIMA FREIGHT TRANS INCAug 3, 2026Aug 3, 20261
P1391422IL1OPTIMA LINES INCORPORATEDJun 8, 2026Jul 8, 20263
ILDIRECT BUSINESS HOLDINGS INCApr 2, 2026Apr 2, 20261
TEMPILDIRECT BUSINESS HOLDINGS INCOct 15, 2025Oct 15, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 14, 2026