Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2020 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ4LN228873 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
33 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenJun 29, 2023
CA
Last seenMar 5, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 33 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EJ4LN228873
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 18, 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
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
228873

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.

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 · Jun 29, 2023 – Mar 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 5, 2026CAII · Walk-around1—KK FREIGHTWAYS INC 4362132ZP69646/CA
Jul 17, 2025KYII · Walk-around4OOSARS XPRESS INC 3410689XP84199/CA
May 20, 2025ARII · Walk-around0—ARS XPRESS INC 3410689XP84199/CA
Feb 13, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1—RUBEN EXPRESS INC 1859086XP84199/CA
Aug 13, 2024FLII · Walk-around10OOSRUBEN EXPRESS INC 1859086XP84199/CA
May 2, 2024ARIII · Driver-only2—RUBEN EXPRESS INC 1859086XP84199/CA
Dec 19, 2023CAI · Full0—RUBEN EXPRESS INC 1859086XP84199/CA
Dec 8, 2023MSIII · Driver-only0—RUBEN EXPRESS INC 1859086XP84199/CA
Jun 29, 2023CAI · Full0—RUBEN EXPRESS INC 1859086XP84199/CA
Jun 29, 2023CAI · Full1—RUBEN EXPRESS INC 1859086XP84199/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KK FREIGHTWAYS INC4362132Mar 5, 2026Mar 5, 20261CA
ARS XPRESS INC3410689May 20, 2025Jul 17, 20252CA
RUBEN EXPRESS INC1859086Jun 29, 2023Feb 13, 20257CA
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.
ZP69646CA—KK FREIGHTWAYS INCMar 5, 2026 → Mar 5, 20261
XP84199CA—ARS XPRESS INCMay 20, 2025 → Jul 17, 20252
XP84199CA—RUBEN EXPRESS INCJun 29, 2023 → Feb 13, 20257
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026