Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ7LN218547 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
32 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenOct 10, 2023
UT
Last seenJun 22, 2026
SC
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EJ7LN218547
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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
218547

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 10, 2023 – Jun 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 22, 2026SCII · Walk-around2OOSMERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 154712A544772/MS
Apr 21, 2026PAIII · Driver-only0MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 154712A544772/MS
Mar 8, 2026MOII · Walk-around2MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 154712A544772/MS
Feb 11, 2026CAII · Walk-around0MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 154712A544772/MS
Nov 25, 2025OHIII · Driver-only2MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 154712A544772/MS
Aug 7, 2025CAI · Full0MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 154712A544772/MS
Mar 19, 2025CAI · Full2MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 154712A544772/MS
Oct 17, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 154712A518316/MS
Nov 29, 2023NMII · Walk-around3OOSMERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 154712A307250/MS
Oct 10, 2023UTIII · Driver-only0MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 154712A307250/MS
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC154712Oct 10, 2023Jun 22, 202610KY
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.
A544772MS1MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INCMar 19, 2025Jun 22, 20267
A518316MSMERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INCOct 17, 2024Oct 17, 20241
A307250MSMERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INCOct 10, 2023Nov 29, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026