Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ2GN956701 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
22 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenMar 20, 2024
WA
Last seenJan 26, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 22 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EJ2GN956701
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2016
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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
956701

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
2016

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 · Mar 20, 2024 – Jan 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 26, 2026CAI · Full1NORTHWEST CARRIER EXPRESS LLC 146571498071RP/WA
Aug 13, 2025CAI · Full0NORTHWEST CARRIER EXPRESS LLC 146571498071RP/WA
Jan 29, 2025ORII · Walk-around1ROVAN TRUCKING LLC 359035798071RPWA/WA
Nov 6, 2024CAII · Walk-around1ROVAN TRUCKING LLC 359035798071RP/WA
Oct 30, 2024ORI · Full8OOSROVAN TRUCKING LLC 359035798071RP/WA
Jul 18, 2024ORIII · Driver-only1ROVAN TRUCKING LLC 359035798071RP/WA
Mar 20, 2024WAIII · Driver-only0W C T LOGISTICS LLC 236212698071RP/WA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NORTHWEST CARRIER EXPRESS LLC1465714Aug 13, 2025Jan 26, 20262WA
ROVAN TRUCKING LLC3590357Jul 18, 2024Jan 29, 20254WA
W C T LOGISTICS LLC2362126Mar 20, 2024Mar 20, 20241WA
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.
98071RPWANORTHWEST CARRIER EXPRESS LLCAug 13, 2025Jan 26, 20262
98071RPWAWAROVAN TRUCKING LLCJan 29, 2025Jan 29, 20251
98071RPWAROVAN TRUCKING LLCJul 18, 2024Nov 6, 20243
98071RPWAW C T LOGISTICS LLCMar 20, 2024Mar 20, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026