Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9TH4GN948289 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
36 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 10
First seenJul 6, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 3, 2026
NV
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9TH4GN948289
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 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
948289

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 6, 2023 – Jul 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 3, 2026NVIII · Driver-only0MERON TRUCKING LLC 3807293ZP36116/CA
Nov 12, 2025CAII · Walk-around0MERON TRUCKING LLC 3807293ZP36116/CA
Nov 11, 2025CAII · Walk-around0MERON TRUCKING LLC 3807293ZP36116/CA
Aug 29, 2025AZIII · Driver-only0MERON TRUCKING LLC 3807293ZP36116/CA
Apr 6, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0MERON TRUCKING LLC 3807293ZP36116/CA
Jan 2, 2025NVII · Walk-around3OOSMERON TRUCKING LLC 3807293ZP36116/CA
Jun 1, 2024CAI · Full1MERON TRUCKING LLC 3807293YP42953/CA
Oct 11, 2023CAI · Full4MERON TRUCKING LLC 3807293YP42953/CA
Jul 15, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0MERON TRUCKING LLC 3807293YP42953/CA
Jul 6, 2023CAI · Full1MERON TRUCKING LLC 3807293YP42953/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MERON TRUCKING LLC3807293Jul 6, 2023Jul 3, 202610CA
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.
ZP36116CA1MERON TRUCKING LLCJan 2, 2025Jul 3, 20266
YP42953CAMERON TRUCKING LLCJul 6, 2023Jun 1, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026