Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ7GN949548 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
24 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenJun 19, 2023
PA
Last seenJun 27, 2025
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 24 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
4V4NC9EJ7GN949548
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2016
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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
949548

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
2016

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 · Jun 19, 2023 – Jun 27, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 27, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0CARGO STARS INC 3843678ZP58984/CA
May 7, 2025CAII · Walk-around1CARGO STARS INC 3843678ZP58984/CA
Jul 5, 2024WYIII · Driver-only5TRTTRANSPORTATION INC 3706733949548/PA
Jul 1, 2024MTIII · Driver-only2TRTTRANSPORTATION INC 3706733TEMP/PA
Jun 15, 2024CAI · Full2OOSTRTTRANSPORTATION INC 3706733AH18809/PA
Jun 19, 2023PAIII · Driver-only10LEGO GROUP INC 4058708AH18809/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARGO STARS INC3843678May 7, 2025Jun 27, 20252PA
TRTTRANSPORTATION INC3706733Jun 15, 2024Jul 5, 20243PA
LEGO GROUP INC4058708Jun 19, 2023Jun 19, 20231PA
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.
ZP58984CACARGO STARS INCMay 7, 2025Jun 27, 20252
949548PATRTTRANSPORTATION INCJul 5, 2024Jul 5, 20241
TEMPPATRTTRANSPORTATION INCJul 1, 2024Jul 1, 20241
AH18809PATRTTRANSPORTATION INCJun 15, 2024Jun 15, 20241
AH18809PALEGO GROUP INCJun 19, 2023Jun 19, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026