Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9KK4EN173874 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
25 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenFeb 6, 2024
RI
Last seenMar 31, 2026
PA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 25 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
4V4NC9KK4EN173874
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2014
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 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
NC9KK

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
173874

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 · 48 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 48 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
2014

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 · Feb 6, 2024 – Mar 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 31, 2026PAIII · Driver-only5KAY TRUCKING INC 4499816AH83280/PA
Jul 24, 2025NYIII · Driver-only1I & A TRANSPORT LLC 3938082AY779E/NJ
Jun 23, 2025PAII · Walk-around7OOSI & A TRANSPORT LLC 3938082AY779E/NJ
May 9, 2025PAII · Walk-around7OOSI & A TRANSPORT LLC 3938082AY779E/NJ
Dec 4, 2024PAIII · Driver-only3BRIGHT PHOENIX LOGISTICS CORP 3888122AY779E/NJ
Feb 6, 2024RIII · Walk-around6AMERICAN QUALITY CARGO LLC 2789504AY779E/NJ
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KAY TRUCKING INC4499816Mar 31, 2026Mar 31, 20261PA
I & A TRANSPORT LLC3938082May 9, 2025Jul 24, 20253PA
BRIGHT PHOENIX LOGISTICS CORP3888122Dec 4, 2024Dec 4, 20241NJ
AMERICAN QUALITY CARGO LLC2789504Feb 6, 2024Feb 6, 20241NJ
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.
AH83280PAKAY TRUCKING INCMar 31, 2026Mar 31, 20261
AY779ENJI & A TRANSPORT LLCMay 9, 2025Jul 24, 20253
AY779ENJBRIGHT PHOENIX LOGISTICS CORPDec 4, 2024Dec 4, 20241
AY779ENJAMERICAN QUALITY CARGO LLCFeb 6, 2024Feb 6, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026