Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9TH2GN948274 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
23 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 11
First seenMar 14, 2024
MO
Last seenFeb 4, 2026
TX
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
4V4NC9TH2GN948274
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
948274

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
2016

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 · Mar 14, 2024 – Feb 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 4, 2026TXII · Walk-around0LUCAS TRUCKING LLC 3810063R510426/TX
Nov 22, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0LUCAS TRUCKING LLC 3810063R510426/TX
Sep 29, 2025ARIII · Driver-only3OOSLUCAS TRUCKING LLC 3810063R510426/TX
Jun 29, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0LUCAS TRUCKING LLC 3810063R510426/TX
Jun 16, 2025ILIII · Driver-only1LUCAS TRUCKING LLC 3810063R510426/TX
Apr 3, 2025ILIII · Driver-only1HIGHLAND TRANSPORT DALLAS LLC 2293123R510426/TX
Oct 15, 2024TXII · Walk-around2OOSHIGHLAND TRANSPORT DALLAS LLC 2293123R510426/TX
Sep 24, 2024ILII · Walk-around0HIGHLAND TRANSPORT DALLAS LLC 2293123R510426/TX
Aug 8, 2024TXII · Walk-around0ENG TRANSPORTATION INC 1829197R510426/TX
Apr 25, 2024TXII · Walk-around4ENG TRANSPORTATION INC 1829197R510426/TX
Mar 14, 2024MOII · Walk-around2ENG TRANSPORTATION INC 1829197R510426/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LUCAS TRUCKING LLC3810063Jun 16, 2025Feb 4, 20265NV
HIGHLAND TRANSPORT DALLAS LLC2293123Sep 24, 2024Apr 3, 20253TX
ENG TRANSPORTATION INC1829197Mar 14, 2024Aug 8, 20243TX
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.
R510426TXLUCAS TRUCKING LLCJun 16, 2025Feb 4, 20265
R510426TXHIGHLAND TRANSPORT DALLAS LLCSep 24, 2024Apr 3, 20253
R510426TXENG TRANSPORTATION INCMar 14, 2024Aug 8, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026