Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ4MN280697 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
34 mo
Inspections17
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 17
First seenJul 4, 2023
IL
Last seenMay 8, 2026
IN
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 34 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EJ4MN280697
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2021
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 14, 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
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
280697

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
2021

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 4, 2023 – May 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 8, 2026INIII · Driver-only1SULDFREIGHT INC 4309430P1346741/IL
Oct 23, 2025NEIII · Driver-only0STEEL DRAGON CO 838909P 1253694/IL
Aug 19, 2025ILIII · Driver-only2OOSSTEEL DRAGON CO 838909P1253694/IL
Aug 17, 2025UTI · Full2OOSSTEEL DRAGON CO 838909P1253694/IL
Aug 12, 2025ILIII · Driver-only1STEEL DRAGON CO 838909P1253694/IL
Apr 23, 2025NMII · Walk-around0STEEL DRAGON CO 838909P1253694/IL
Jan 14, 2025AZIII · Driver-only0STEEL DRAGON CO 838909P1091323/IL
Sep 25, 2024NMII · Walk-around1OOSSTEEL DRAGON CO 838909P1091323/IL
Jul 7, 2024UTIII · Driver-only0STEEL DRAGON CO 838909P1091323/IL
Jun 12, 2024UTIII · Driver-only0STEEL DRAGON CO 838909P1091323/IL
Apr 15, 2024UTI · Full0STEEL DRAGON CO 838909P1091323/IL
Jan 21, 2024NVII · Walk-around0MGM GLOBAL LLC 3955586P1091323/IL
Dec 1, 2023MOIII · Driver-only0MGM GLOBAL LLC 3955586P1091323/IL
Nov 30, 2023CAI · Full5OOSMGM GLOBAL LLC 3955586P1091323/IL
Nov 5, 2023AZIII · Driver-only0MGM GLOBAL LLC 3955586P1091323/IL
Sep 12, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0STEEL DRAGON CO 838909P1091323/IL
Jul 4, 2023ILII · Walk-around1STEEL DRAGON CO 838909P1091323/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SULDFREIGHT INC4309430May 8, 2026May 8, 20261IL
STEEL DRAGON CO838909Jul 4, 2023Oct 23, 202512IL
MGM GLOBAL LLC3955586Nov 5, 2023Jan 21, 20244IL
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.
P1346741ILSULDFREIGHT INCMay 8, 2026May 8, 20261
P 1253694ILSTEEL DRAGON COOct 23, 2025Oct 23, 20251
P1253694ILSTEEL DRAGON COApr 23, 2025Aug 19, 20254
P1091323ILSTEEL DRAGON COJul 4, 2023Jan 14, 20257
P1091323ILMGM GLOBAL LLCNov 5, 2023Jan 21, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026