Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ7MN282170 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenDec 5, 2023
CA
Last seenMar 9, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 27 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
4V4NC9EJ7MN282170
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2021
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
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
282170

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
2021

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 · Dec 5, 2023 – Mar 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 9, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0UNLIMITED EXPRESS INC 3828897P1334736/IL
Mar 6, 2026NVIII · Driver-only0UNLIMITED EXPRESS INC 3828897P1334736/IL
Dec 23, 2025NMII · Walk-around1AHA TRANSPORTATION LLC 3332073NLC534804/IL
Nov 19, 2025NMII · Walk-around0AHA TRANSPORTATION LLC 3332073TEMP/IL
Feb 15, 2024NMIII · Driver-only1LTA LOGISTICS INC 1785149P1221841/IL
Dec 5, 2023CAII · Walk-around0LTA LOGISTICS INC 1785149P121841/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
UNLIMITED EXPRESS INC3828897Mar 6, 2026Mar 9, 20262PA
AHA TRANSPORTATION LLC3332073Nov 19, 2025Dec 23, 20252OH
LTA LOGISTICS INC1785149Dec 5, 2023Feb 15, 20242IL
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.
P1334736ILUNLIMITED EXPRESS INCMar 6, 2026Mar 9, 20262
NLC534804ILAHA TRANSPORTATION LLCDec 23, 2025Dec 23, 20251
TEMPILAHA TRANSPORTATION LLCNov 19, 2025Nov 19, 20251
P1221841ILLTA LOGISTICS INCFeb 15, 2024Feb 15, 20241
P121841ILLTA LOGISTICS INCDec 5, 2023Dec 5, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026