Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ4KN872971 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenOct 6, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 31, 2026
MT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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
4V4NC9EJ4KN872971
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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
872971

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 · Oct 6, 2023 – Jul 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 31, 2026MTIII · Driver-only0COLOR LOGISTICS LLC 4386602R823940/TX
Feb 24, 2026AZII · Walk-around2COLOR LOGISTICS LLC 4386602R823940/TX
Aug 14, 2025MOII · Walk-around0AMERICAN TIGERS LOGISTICS LLC 3394927R639031/TX
Mar 19, 2025AZII · Walk-around10OOSAMERICAN TIGERS LOGISTICS LLC 3394927R639031/TX
Oct 11, 2024TXI · Full10AMERICAN TIGERS LOGISTICS LLC 3394927R639031/TX
Sep 24, 2024OHII · Walk-around3AMERICAN TIGERS LOGISTICS LLC 3394927R639031/TX
May 1, 2024COI · Full1AMERICAN TIGERS LOGISTICS LLC 3394927R639031/TX
Oct 6, 2023CAII · Walk-around0AMERICAN TIGERS LOGISTICS LLC 3394927R639031/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
COLOR LOGISTICS LLC4386602Feb 24, 2026Jul 31, 20262TX
AMERICAN TIGERS LOGISTICS LLC3394927Oct 6, 2023Aug 14, 20256TX
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.
R823940TX1COLOR LOGISTICS LLCFeb 24, 2026Jul 31, 20262
R639031TXAMERICAN TIGERS LOGISTICS LLCOct 6, 2023Aug 14, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026