Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2023 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ8PN311115 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
32 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 13
First seenJan 30, 2024
IN
Last seenSep 17, 2026
IL
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 32 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EJ8PN311115
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2023
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Oct 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
311115

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
2023

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 · Jan 30, 2024 – Sep 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 17, 2026ILIII · Driver-only1—SHER-TRANS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 4321976AH30409/PA
Jul 29, 2026KYI · Full1OOSPALI AUTO TRANSPORTATION INC 3885954AH30409/PA
Jul 29, 2026KYI · Full1OOSSHER-TRANS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 4321976AH30409/PA
Jul 29, 2026KYI · Full1OOSSHER-TRANS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 4321976AH30409/PA
Jun 11, 2026UTIII · Driver-only1—SHER-TRANS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 4321976AH30409/PA
Nov 27, 2025OHII · Walk-around4OOSSHER-TRANS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 4321976AH30409/PA
Nov 12, 2025TNII · Walk-around1—FORTUNA EXPRESS LLC 3511164AH30409/PA
Nov 12, 2025ALIII · Driver-only0—SHER-TRANS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 4321976AH30409/PA
Sep 24, 2025NYII · Walk-around0—SHER-TRANS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 4321976AH30409/PA
Mar 4, 2025MOII · Walk-around2—ACK TRANS INCORPORATION 3182208AH30409/PA
Nov 8, 2024OHIII · Driver-only0—ACK TRANS INCORPORATION 3182208AH30409/PA
Aug 16, 2024NEIII · Driver-only2—ACK TRANS INCORPORATION 3182208AH30409/PA
Jan 30, 2024INIII · Driver-only0—ACK TRANS INCORPORATION 3182208AH30409/PA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SHER-TRANS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY4321976Sep 24, 2025Sep 17, 20267PA
PALI AUTO TRANSPORTATION INC3885954Jul 29, 2026Jul 29, 20261PA
FORTUNA EXPRESS LLC3511164Nov 12, 2025Nov 12, 20251OH
ACK TRANS INCORPORATION3182208Jan 30, 2024Mar 4, 20254PA
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.
AH30409PA1SHER-TRANS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANYSep 24, 2025 → Sep 17, 20267
AH30409PA1PALI AUTO TRANSPORTATION INCJul 29, 2026 → Jul 29, 20261
AH30409PA—FORTUNA EXPRESS LLCNov 12, 2025 → Nov 12, 20251
AH30409PA—ACK TRANS INCORPORATIONJan 30, 2024 → Mar 4, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Oct 28, 2026