Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ2LN212168 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 9
First seenOct 1, 2023
MT
Last seenJan 19, 2026
LA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 27 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
4V4NC9EJ2LN212168
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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
212168

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 1, 2023 – Jan 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 19, 2026LAIII · Driver-only0K & H TRANS INC 310835211716PF/NY
Jan 7, 2026VAII · Walk-around0K & H TRANS INC 310835211716PF/NY
Nov 20, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0LINER X INC 328998911716PF/NY
Nov 5, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0K & H TRANS INC 310835211716PF/NY
Jul 18, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0LINER X INC 328998911716PF/NY
Nov 4, 2024DEIII · Driver-only1LINER X INC 328998911716PF/NY
Oct 28, 2024MDII · Walk-around1LINER X INC 328998911716PF/NY
Oct 25, 2023PAIII · Driver-only0M AND Z TRANS LLC 372298911716PF/NY
Oct 1, 2023MTIII · Driver-only0M AND Z TRANS LLC 372298911716PF/NY
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
K & H TRANS INC3108352Nov 5, 2025Jan 19, 20263OH
LINER X INC3289989Oct 28, 2024Nov 20, 20254PA
M AND Z TRANS LLC3722989Oct 1, 2023Oct 25, 20232PA
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.
11716PFNYK & H TRANS INCNov 5, 2025Jan 19, 20263
11716PFNYLINER X INCOct 28, 2024Nov 20, 20254
11716PFNYM AND Z TRANS LLCOct 1, 2023Oct 25, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026