Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9TH5KN217315 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
31 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenOct 31, 2023
AL
Last seenMay 11, 2026
UT
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 31 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
4V4NC9TH5KN217315
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2019
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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
217315

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
2019

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 · Oct 31, 2023 – May 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 11, 2026UTIII · Driver-only7OOSALGA TRUCKING INC 4282559ZP17270/CA
Feb 9, 2026AZII · Walk-around7ALGA TRUCKING INC 4282559ZP17270/CA
Dec 19, 2025GAIII · Driver-only0ALGA TRUCKING INC 4282559ZP17270/CA
Sep 23, 2025AZII · Walk-around4ALGA TRUCKING INC 4282559ZP17270/CA
Apr 18, 2025LAIII · Driver-only0ALGA TRUCKING INC 4282559ZP17270/CA
Apr 9, 2025AZIII · Driver-only1ALGA TRUCKING INC 4282559ZP17270/CA
Nov 20, 2024UTIII · Driver-only0ALGA TRUCKING INC 4282559ZP17270/CA
Oct 11, 2024CAI · Full0RARA TRUCKING INC 2111026YP77568/CA
Jun 28, 2024MTIII · Driver-only1OOSKAT TRUCKING INC 909775ZP17257/CA
Oct 31, 2023ALII · Walk-around1K & F EXPRESS INC 3067060YP77568/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALGA TRUCKING INC4282559Nov 20, 2024May 11, 20267CA
RARA TRUCKING INC2111026Oct 11, 2024Oct 11, 20241CA
KAT TRUCKING INC909775Jun 28, 2024Jun 28, 20241CA
K & F EXPRESS INC3067060Oct 31, 2023Oct 31, 20231CA
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.
ZP17270CAALGA TRUCKING INCNov 20, 2024May 11, 20267
YP77568CARARA TRUCKING INCOct 11, 2024Oct 11, 20241
ZP17257CAKAT TRUCKING INCJun 28, 2024Jun 28, 20241
YP77568CAK & F EXPRESS INCOct 31, 2023Oct 31, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026