Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ5FN918927 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
21 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenSep 29, 2023
NE
Last seenJun 5, 2025
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 21 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
4V4NC9EJ5FN918927
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
Jul 5, 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
918927

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 · Sep 29, 2023 – Jun 5, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 5, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0AKAL FREIGHT INC 42503943692747/IN
Dec 12, 2024OHII · Walk-around7PURI TRANSPORT INC 3995989NONE1/CA
Dec 4, 2024NJI · Full14OOSPURI TRANSPORT INC 3995989XP84312/CA
Nov 13, 2024PAIII · Driver-only2PURI TRANSPORT INC 399598999999/CA
Sep 29, 2023NEIII · Driver-only1POSWAL TRUCKING INC 3811144XP84312/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AKAL FREIGHT INC4250394Jun 5, 2025Jun 5, 20251IN
PURI TRANSPORT INC3995989Nov 13, 2024Dec 12, 20243OR
POSWAL TRUCKING INC3811144Sep 29, 2023Sep 29, 20231CA
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.
3692747INAKAL FREIGHT INCJun 5, 2025Jun 5, 20251
NONE1CAPURI TRANSPORT INCDec 12, 2024Dec 12, 20241
XP84312CAPURI TRANSPORT INCDec 4, 2024Dec 4, 20241
99999CAPURI TRANSPORT INCNov 13, 2024Nov 13, 20241
XP84312CAPOSWAL TRUCKING INCSep 29, 2023Sep 29, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026