Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ6HN970831 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
23 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenAug 29, 2024
IL
Last seenJul 29, 2026
OK
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 23 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
4V4NC9EJ6HN970831
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2017
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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
970831

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
2017

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 · Aug 29, 2024 – Jul 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 29, 2026OKIII · Driver-only1APEX TRANS INC 3658746PRPAM9183/ID
Jul 19, 2026AZII · Walk-around2APEX TRANS INC 3658746AM9183/ID
Jul 19, 2026AZII · Walk-around2APEX TRANS INC 3658746AM9183/ID
Jan 27, 2026IAII · Walk-around2OOSAPEX TRANS INC 3658746AM9183/ID
Jul 27, 2025ILIII · Driver-only3ROAD STAR EXPRESS OF IDAHO LLC 3724800AM9183/ID
Nov 1, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0ROAD TRANS INC 3246259AM9183/ID
Sep 25, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0ROAD TRANS INC 3246259AM9183/ID
Aug 29, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0ROAD TRANS INC 3246259AM9183/ID
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
APEX TRANS INC3658746Jan 27, 2026Jul 29, 20264IL
ROAD STAR EXPRESS OF IDAHO LLC3724800Jul 27, 2025Jul 27, 20251ID
ROAD TRANS INC3246259Aug 29, 2024Nov 1, 20243ID
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.
PRPAM9183ID1APEX TRANS INCJul 29, 2026Jul 29, 20261
AM9183ID1APEX TRANS INCJan 27, 2026Jul 19, 20263
AM9183IDROAD STAR EXPRESS OF IDAHO LLCJul 27, 2025Jul 27, 20251
AM9183IDROAD TRANS INCAug 29, 2024Nov 1, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026