Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ8MN288737 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 12
First seenOct 31, 2023
IA
Last seenDec 16, 2025
MI
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EJ8MN288737
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 18, 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
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
288737

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 31, 2023 – Dec 16, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 16, 2025MIII · Walk-around2BIG MICH LOGISTICS LLC 3280536RB99604/MI
Nov 21, 2025MIII · Walk-around9OOSBIG MICH LOGISTICS LLC 3280536RB99604/MI
Nov 21, 2025MIII · Walk-around9OOSBIG MICH LOGISTICS LLC 3280536RB99604/MI
Sep 9, 2025WVIII · Driver-only2BIG MICH LOGISTICS LLC 3280536RB99604/MI
Sep 9, 2025WVIII · Driver-only2BIG MICH LOGISTICS LLC 3280536RB99604/MI
Jul 31, 2025VAIII · Driver-only1BIG MICH LOGISTICS LLC 3280536RB99604/MI
Dec 18, 2024TNII · Walk-around2OOSBIG MICH LOGISTICS LLC 3280536RB99604/MI
Oct 16, 2024MAIII · Driver-only1BIG MICH LOGISTICS LLC 3280536RB99604/MI
Mar 20, 2024MIIII · Driver-only1KSM TRANSPORTATION LLC 2130372RB99604/MI
Jan 11, 2024PAII · Walk-around3OOSKSM TRANSPORTATION LLC 213037253200/MI
Dec 18, 2023MTIII · Driver-only1KSM TRANSPORTATION LLC 2130372RB99604/MI
Oct 31, 2023IAIII · Driver-only1KSM TRANSPORTATION LLC 2130372RB99604/MI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BIG MICH LOGISTICS LLC3280536Oct 16, 2024Dec 16, 20258MI
KSM TRANSPORTATION LLC2130372Oct 31, 2023Mar 20, 20244MI
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.
RB99604MI1BIG MICH LOGISTICS LLCOct 16, 2024Dec 16, 20258
RB99604MIKSM TRANSPORTATION LLCOct 31, 2023Mar 20, 20243
53200MIKSM TRANSPORTATION LLCJan 11, 2024Jan 11, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026