Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ9MN262826 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
27 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenOct 22, 2023
AZ
Last seenJan 19, 2026
MN
Inspected under 4 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EJ9MN262826
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 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
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
262826

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 · Oct 22, 2023 – Jan 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 19, 2026MNIII · Driver-only1PHOENIX EXPEDITED INC 2472968APPLIED/IL
Jan 3, 2026WAIII · Driver-only0PHOENIX EXPEDITED INC 2472968SPG556399/IL
Jul 23, 2025NCI · Full0DNM EXPRESS LLC 3782230VW1251/NC
Aug 20, 2024UTIII · Driver-only1HANDY TRANSPORTATION INC 2406692PWY9208/OH
Apr 23, 2024COIII · Driver-only0HANDY TRANSPORTATION INC 2406692PWY9208/OH
Jan 29, 2024WYII · Walk-around0HANDY TRANSPORTATION INC 2406692PWY9208/OH
Oct 22, 2023AZI · Full3OOSBAXTA LLC 3767558PWY9208/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PHOENIX EXPEDITED INC2472968Jan 3, 2026Jan 19, 20262IL
DNM EXPRESS LLC3782230Jul 23, 2025Jul 23, 20251NC
HANDY TRANSPORTATION INC2406692Jan 29, 2024Aug 20, 20243IL
BAXTA LLC3767558Oct 22, 2023Oct 22, 20231OH
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.
APPLIEDILPHOENIX EXPEDITED INCJan 19, 2026Jan 19, 20261
SPG556399ILPHOENIX EXPEDITED INCJan 3, 2026Jan 3, 20261
VW1251NCDNM EXPRESS LLCJul 23, 2025Jul 23, 20251
PWY9208OHHANDY TRANSPORTATION INCJan 29, 2024Aug 20, 20243
PWY9208OHBAXTA LLCOct 22, 2023Oct 22, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026