Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ2KN897836 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenSep 26, 2023
NM
Last seenOct 8, 2025
SD
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 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
4V4NC9EJ2KN897836
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2019
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
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
897836

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
2019

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 · Sep 26, 2023 – Oct 8, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 8, 2025SDII · Walk-around0KIK LLC 2728054P1306940/IL
May 28, 2025TXI · Full1KIK LLC 2728054MAS512566/IL
Nov 6, 2024USI · Full2OOSBG ADVANCE SOLUTIONS INC 3128356P1069619/IL
Sep 30, 2024COIII · Driver-only1BG ADVANCE SOLUTIONS INC 3128356P1069619/IL
Jun 4, 2024UTIII · Driver-only1KIK LLC 2728054P1069619/IL
May 22, 2024UTI · Full1KIK LLC 2728054P1069619/IL
Oct 31, 2023UTIII · Driver-only1KIK LLC 2728054P1069619/IL
Sep 27, 2023OKII · Walk-around2KIK LLC 2728054P1069619/IL
Sep 26, 2023NMII · Walk-around0KIK LLC 2728054P1069619/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KIK LLC2728054Sep 26, 2023Oct 8, 20257IL
BG ADVANCE SOLUTIONS INC3128356Sep 30, 2024Nov 6, 20242IL
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.
P1306940ILKIK LLCOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 20251
MAS512566ILKIK LLCMay 28, 2025May 28, 20251
P1069619ILBG ADVANCE SOLUTIONS INCSep 30, 2024Nov 6, 20242
P1069619ILKIK LLCSep 26, 2023Jun 4, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026