Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2011 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ8BN531928 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
30 mo
Inspections16
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 16
First seenSep 26, 2023
CA
Last seenMar 25, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EJ8BN531928
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2011
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 14, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1981 or 2011

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

North American serial sequence
531928

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
2011

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 · Sep 26, 2023 – Mar 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 25, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1TRANSPORT BTL INC 39717809G81529/CA
Feb 11, 2026CAII · Walk-around2OOSTRANSPORT BTL INC 39717809G81529/CA
Jan 6, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0TRANSPORT BTL INC 39717809G81529/CA
Jul 10, 2025CAI · Full1TRANSPORT BTL INC 39717809G81529/CA
Jun 26, 2025CAI · Full5TRANSPORT BTL INC 39717809G81529/CA
Mar 14, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0TRANSPORT BTL INC 39717809G81529/CA
Feb 24, 2025USII · Walk-around0TRANSPORT BTL INC 39717809G81529/CA
Jul 23, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0TRANSPORT BTL INC 39717809G81529/CA
Jun 18, 2024USII · Walk-around0TRANSPORT BTL INC 39717809G81529/CA
May 24, 2024CAI · Full4TRANSPORT BTL INC 39717809G81529/CA
May 24, 2024CAI · Full6OOSTRANSPORT BTL INC 39717809G81529/CA
Feb 22, 2024CAI · Full0TRANSPORT BTL INC 39717809F83661/CA
Feb 9, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0TRANSPORT BTL INC 39717809F83661/CA
Jan 25, 2024CAI · Full9OOSTRANSPORT BTL INC 39717809F83661/CA
Oct 12, 2023CAII · Walk-around0TRANSPORT BTL INC 39717809F83661/CA
Sep 26, 2023CAI · Full4OOSTRANSPORT BTL INC 39717809F83661/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANSPORT BTL INC3971780Sep 26, 2023Mar 25, 202616CA
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.
9G81529CATRANSPORT BTL INCMay 24, 2024Mar 25, 202611
9F83661CATRANSPORT BTL INCSep 26, 2023Feb 22, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026