Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9TH3LN253246 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
36 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenJul 18, 2023
ID
Last seenJul 2, 2026
GA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 36 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
4V4NC9TH3LN253246
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2020
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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
253246

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
2020

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 · Jul 18, 2023 – Jul 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 2, 2026GAIII · Driver-only1ARBA MOTORS LLC 3687076DG69AM/FL
Dec 23, 2025CAII · Walk-around0CHAPAN INC 3457863DG69AM/FL
Jul 15, 2025COIII · Driver-only1CHAPAN INC 3457863DG69AM/NY
Jan 9, 2025SCIII · Driver-only0CHAPAN INC 3457863DG69AM/FL
Sep 27, 2024MTII · Walk-around1OOSCHAPAN INC 3457863DG69AM/FL
Sep 18, 2024MOIII · Driver-only0CHAPAN INC 3457863DG69AM/FL
Oct 11, 2023NVIII · Driver-only1CHAPAN INC 3457863AB90HW/FL
Aug 9, 2023WAIII · Driver-only0CHAPAN INC 3457863JD731Z/FL
Jul 18, 2023IDI · Full1CHAPAN INC 34578637D731Z/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARBA MOTORS LLC3687076Jul 2, 2026Jul 2, 20261CO
CHAPAN INC3457863Jul 18, 2023Dec 23, 20258FL
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.
DG69AMFL1ARBA MOTORS LLCJul 2, 2026Jul 2, 20261
DG69AMFLCHAPAN INCSep 18, 2024Dec 23, 20254
DG69AMNYCHAPAN INCJul 15, 2025Jul 15, 20251
AB90HWFLCHAPAN INCOct 11, 2023Oct 11, 20231
JD731ZFLCHAPAN INCAug 9, 2023Aug 9, 20231
7D731ZFLCHAPAN INCJul 18, 2023Jul 18, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026