Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJXHN970654 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
23 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenDec 14, 2023
OH
Last seenNov 23, 2025
KY
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 23 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
4V4NC9EJXHN970654
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
970654

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 · Dec 14, 2023 – Nov 23, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 23, 2025KYI · Full2VETERAN TRUCKING LLC 4183068PWQ8707/OH
Nov 12, 2025KYIII · Driver-only2VETERAN TRUCKING LLC 4183068PWQ8707/OH
Sep 29, 2025CAI · Full3VETERAN TRUCKING LLC 4183068PWQ8707/OH
Sep 17, 2025USII · Walk-around0VETERAN TRUCKING LLC 4183068880655HC/OH
Sep 8, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0VETERAN TRUCKING LLC 4183068PWQ8707/OH
Apr 14, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0VETERAN TRUCKING LLC 4183068PWQ8707/OH
Jan 13, 2025NEIII · Driver-only2TMATSON EXPRESS LLC 4162868Q926714/OH
Nov 5, 2024CAI · Full7OOSTMATSON EXPRESS LLC 4162868TEMP/OH
Dec 14, 2023OHII · Walk-around6OOSZEN MARK LOGISTICS LLC 4106674M524983/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VETERAN TRUCKING LLC4183068Apr 14, 2025Nov 23, 20256OH
TMATSON EXPRESS LLC4162868Nov 5, 2024Jan 13, 20252OH
ZEN MARK LOGISTICS LLC4106674Dec 14, 2023Dec 14, 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.
PWQ8707OHVETERAN TRUCKING LLCApr 14, 2025Nov 23, 20255
880655HCOHVETERAN TRUCKING LLCSep 17, 2025Sep 17, 20251
Q926714OHTMATSON EXPRESS LLCJan 13, 2025Jan 13, 20251
TEMPOHTMATSON EXPRESS LLCNov 5, 2024Nov 5, 20241
M524983OHZEN MARK LOGISTICS LLCDec 14, 2023Dec 14, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026