Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ5FN185147 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
26 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenMar 5, 2024
WA
Last seenMay 4, 2026
LA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 26 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
4V4NC9EJ5FN185147
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2015
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
185147

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
2015

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 5, 2024 – May 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 4, 2026LAIII · Driver-only0OBR TRANSPORT LLC 4203146P1284299/IL
Aug 4, 2025WAII · Walk-around1NORTHEASTERN EXPRESS TRUCKING COMPANY LLC 1434455AH59246/PA
Jan 1, 2025OHII · Walk-around3OOSNOVA TRANSPORTATION NY INC 3463457AH59246/PA
Dec 28, 2024UTIII · Driver-only0NOVA TRANSPORTATION NY INC 3463457AH59246/PA
Apr 2, 2024MOI · Full6OOSABZ GLOBAL CORP 3492124AH39477/PA
Mar 5, 2024WAII · Walk-around1ABZ GLOBAL CORP 3492124AH39477/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
OBR TRANSPORT LLC4203146May 4, 2026May 4, 20261IL
NORTHEASTERN EXPRESS TRUCKING COMPANY LLC1434455Aug 4, 2025Aug 4, 20251PA
NOVA TRANSPORTATION NY INC3463457Dec 28, 2024Jan 1, 20252PA
ABZ GLOBAL CORP3492124Mar 5, 2024Apr 2, 20242IL
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.
P1284299ILOBR TRANSPORT LLCMay 4, 2026May 4, 20261
AH59246PANORTHEASTERN EXPRESS TRUCKING COMPANY LLCAug 4, 2025Aug 4, 20251
AH59246PANOVA TRANSPORTATION NY INCDec 28, 2024Jan 1, 20252
AH39477PAABZ GLOBAL CORPMar 5, 2024Apr 2, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026