Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9TG9EN168955 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
6 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenNov 14, 2025
AZ
Last seenMay 19, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 6 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
4V4NC9TG9EN168955
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 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
NC9TG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
168955

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 · 1,272 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 1,272 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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 14, 2025 – May 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 19, 2026CAI · Full1RAUL GUTIERREZ RUIZ 3694959ZP72524/CA
May 18, 2026AZII · Walk-around3RAUL GUTIERREZ RUIZ 3694959ZP72524/CA
Mar 22, 2026CAII · Walk-around0RAUL GUTIERREZ RUIZ 3694959ZP72524/CA
Mar 17, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0RAUL GUTIERREZ RUIZ 3694959ZP72524/CA
Feb 4, 2026CAII · Walk-around4MJA EXPRESS INC 4011224ZP72524/CA
Dec 8, 2025CAI · Full0RAUL GUTIERREZ RUIZ 3694959ZP72524/CA
Nov 14, 2025AZII · Walk-around9OOSMJA EXPRESS INC 4011224ZP72524/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RAUL GUTIERREZ RUIZ3694959Dec 8, 2025May 19, 20265CA
MJA EXPRESS INC4011224Nov 14, 2025Feb 4, 20262CA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
ZP72524CARAUL GUTIERREZ RUIZDec 8, 2025May 19, 20265
ZP72524CAMJA EXPRESS INCNov 14, 2025Feb 4, 20262
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026