Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ9HN982617 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
20 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenAug 14, 2024
WA
Last seenApr 24, 2026
OR
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 20 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
4V4NC9EJ9HN982617
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2017
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
982617

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
2017

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 · Aug 14, 2024 – Apr 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 24, 2026ORII · Walk-around0ARROW GREEN LLC 4385039RP15476/WA
Mar 10, 2026CAI · Full0FIRST GEN LOGISTICS LLC 3852922RP15476/WA
Mar 5, 2026ORIII · Driver-only0FIRST GEN LOGISTICS LLC 3852922RP15476/WA
Oct 29, 2024WAIII · Driver-only1BLUE SKY EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC 3093339RP15476/WA
Oct 9, 2024ORIII · Driver-only0BLUE SKY EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC 3093339RP15476/WA
Oct 1, 2024ORIII · Driver-only0BLUE SKY EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC 3093339RP15476/WA
Aug 14, 2024WAII · Walk-around1BLUE SKY EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC 3093339RP15476/WA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARROW GREEN LLC4385039Apr 24, 2026Apr 24, 20261WA
FIRST GEN LOGISTICS LLC3852922Mar 5, 2026Mar 10, 20262WA
BLUE SKY EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC3093339Aug 14, 2024Oct 29, 20244WA
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.
RP15476WAARROW GREEN LLCApr 24, 2026Apr 24, 20261
RP15476WAFIRST GEN LOGISTICS LLCMar 5, 2026Mar 10, 20262
RP15476WABLUE SKY EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLCAug 14, 2024Oct 29, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026