Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9TH4HN989703 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
20 mo
Inspections15
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 15
First seenMar 14, 2024
MO
Last seenNov 13, 2025
AZ
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9TH4HN989703
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 14, 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
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
989703

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Mar 14, 2024 – Nov 13, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 13, 2025AZIII · Driver-only0PRIME ROAD CARRIERS INC 2820314P1188728/IL
Sep 22, 2025ALII · Walk-around0PRIME ROAD CARRIERS INC 2820314P1188728/IL
Sep 7, 2025LAIII · Driver-only0PRIME ROAD CARRIERS INC 2820314P1188728/IL
Jul 23, 2025INII · Walk-around0PRIME ROAD CARRIERS INC 2820314P1188728/IL
May 16, 2025INII · Walk-around0PRIME ROAD CARRIERS INC 2820314P1188728/IL
Mar 21, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0PRIME ROAD CARRIERS INC 2820314P1188728/IL
Feb 27, 2025LAIII · Driver-only0PRIME ROAD CARRIERS INC 2820314P1188728/IL
Feb 17, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0PRIME ROAD CARRIERS INC 2820314P1188728/IL
Nov 19, 2024CAI · Full2PRIME ROAD CARRIERS INC 2820314P1188728/IL
Nov 12, 2024CAI · Full7OOSPRIME ROAD CARRIERS INC 2820314P1188728/IL
Jul 31, 2024CAII · Walk-around1PRIME ROAD CARRIERS INC 2820314P1188728/IL
Jun 28, 2024AZII · Walk-around0PRIME ROAD CARRIERS INC 2820314P1188728/CA
May 6, 2024ORIII · Driver-only1PRIME ROAD CARRIERS INC 2820314P1188728/IL
Apr 4, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0PRIME ROAD CARRIERS INC 2820314P1188728/IL
Mar 14, 2024MOI · Full2PRIME ROAD CARRIERS INC 2820314P1188728/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PRIME ROAD CARRIERS INC2820314Mar 14, 2024Nov 13, 202515IN
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.
P1188728ILPRIME ROAD CARRIERS INCMar 14, 2024Nov 13, 202514
P1188728CAPRIME ROAD CARRIERS INCJun 28, 2024Jun 28, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026