Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ4LN260741 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenMar 26, 2024
IA
Last seenNov 19, 2025
IL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 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
4V4NC9EJ4LN260741
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
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
260741

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 · Mar 26, 2024 – Nov 19, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 19, 2025ILII · Walk-around7OOSSAV EXPRESS INC 2305141P1042784/IL
Mar 31, 2025COII · Walk-around0BUFFALO EXPRESS GROUP INC 1320629P1042784/IL
Mar 14, 2025NEIII · Driver-only0BUFFALO EXPRESS GROUP INC 1320629P 1042784/IL
Jan 22, 2025COIII · Driver-only0BUFFALO EXPRESS GROUP INC 13206291042784/IL
Nov 27, 2024DEIII · Driver-only1BUFFALO EXPRESS GROUP INC 1320629P1042784/IL
Nov 7, 2024IAI · Full5BUFFALO EXPRESS GROUP INC 1320629P 1042784/IL
Mar 26, 2024IAIII · Driver-only0BUFFALO EXPRESS GROUP INC 1320629P 1042784/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SAV EXPRESS INC2305141Nov 19, 2025Nov 19, 20251IL
BUFFALO EXPRESS GROUP INC1320629Mar 26, 2024Mar 31, 20256IL
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.
P1042784ILSAV EXPRESS INCNov 19, 2025Nov 19, 20251
P1042784ILBUFFALO EXPRESS GROUP INCNov 27, 2024Mar 31, 20252
P 1042784ILBUFFALO EXPRESS GROUP INCMar 26, 2024Mar 14, 20253
1042784ILBUFFALO EXPRESS GROUP INCJan 22, 2025Jan 22, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026