Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9TH0HN983204 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
35 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenAug 31, 2023
IL
Last seenJul 9, 2026
OH
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9TH0HN983204
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
NC9TH

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
983204

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 · 1,914 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 1,914 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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 31, 2023 – Jul 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 9, 2026OHIII · Driver-only0ADVANCE TRANSPORT INC 1720747P1318884/IL
Mar 25, 2026MOII · Walk-around5ADVANCE TRANSPORT INC 1720747P1160932/IL
Oct 2, 2024INII · Walk-around2OOSADVANCE TRANSPORT INC 1720747P1160932/IL
Mar 18, 2024IAIII · Driver-only1ADVANCE TRANSPORT INC 1720747P 1160932/IL
Jan 3, 2024INIII · Driver-only5ADVANCE TRANSPORT INC 1720747P1160932/IL
Nov 2, 2023INIII · Driver-only8ADVANCE TRANSPORT INC 1720747P 1160932/IL
Oct 5, 2023IAII · Walk-around5OOSADVANCE TRANSPORT INC 1720747P 1160932/IL
Aug 31, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0ADVANCE TRANSPORT INC 1720747P1160932/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ADVANCE TRANSPORT INC1720747Aug 31, 2023Jul 9, 20268IL
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.
P1318884IL1ADVANCE TRANSPORT INCJul 9, 2026Jul 9, 20261
P1160932ILADVANCE TRANSPORT INCAug 31, 2023Mar 25, 20264
P 1160932ILADVANCE TRANSPORT INCOct 5, 2023Mar 18, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026