Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ5LN236125 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
19 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenJan 26, 2024
CA
Last seenAug 18, 2025
IA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EJ5LN236125
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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
236125

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 · Jan 26, 2024 – Aug 18, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 18, 2025IAIII · Driver-only0STEEL DRAGON CO 838909P 1253690/IL
Aug 9, 2025UTI · Full0STEEL DRAGON CO 838909P1253690/IL
May 23, 2025UTIII · Driver-only0STEEL DRAGON CO 838909P1253690/IL
Dec 13, 2024NMI · Full2STEEL DRAGON CO 8389091059099/IL
May 28, 2024NVIII · Driver-only0STEEL DRAGON CO 838909P1059099/IL
Feb 5, 2024CAII · Walk-around2STEEL DRAGON CO 838909P1059099/IL
Jan 26, 2024CAII · Walk-around1OOSSTEEL DRAGON CO 838909P1059099/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
STEEL DRAGON CO838909Jan 26, 2024Aug 18, 20257IL
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.
P 1253690ILSTEEL DRAGON COAug 18, 2025Aug 18, 20251
P1253690ILSTEEL DRAGON COMay 23, 2025Aug 9, 20252
1059099ILSTEEL DRAGON CODec 13, 2024Dec 13, 20241
P1059099ILSTEEL DRAGON COJan 26, 2024May 28, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026