Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9TH7GN948299 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
28 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 8
First seenSep 19, 2023
LA
Last seenJan 20, 2026
AL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 28 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9TH7GN948299
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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
948299

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 · Sep 19, 2023 – Jan 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 20, 2026ALIII · Driver-only1NATHAN FIRST TRANSPORT LLC 3132213R565875/TX
Oct 21, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSBIGSAM TRANSPORT LLC 3150361R565875/TX
Sep 8, 2025ARIII · Driver-only1BIGSAM TRANSPORT LLC 3150361R565875/TX
Aug 18, 2025OHII · Walk-around1BIGSAM TRANSPORT LLC 3150361R565875/TX
Apr 9, 2025TNI · Full4OOSBIGSAM TRANSPORT LLC 3150361R565875/UK
Feb 17, 2025ARI · Full1OOSBIGSAM TRANSPORT LLC 3150361R565875/TX
Aug 1, 2024TXII · Walk-around7OOSBIGSAM TRANSPORT LLC 3150361R565875/TX
Sep 19, 2023LAIII · Driver-only1FAUSTINA TRANSPORTATION LLC 3358105R565875/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NATHAN FIRST TRANSPORT LLC3132213Jan 20, 2026Jan 20, 20261TX
BIGSAM TRANSPORT LLC3150361Aug 1, 2024Oct 21, 20256TX
FAUSTINA TRANSPORTATION LLC3358105Sep 19, 2023Sep 19, 20231TX
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.
R565875TXNATHAN FIRST TRANSPORT LLCJan 20, 2026Jan 20, 20261
R565875TXBIGSAM TRANSPORT LLCAug 1, 2024Oct 21, 20255
R565875UKBIGSAM TRANSPORT LLCApr 9, 2025Apr 9, 20251
R565875TXFAUSTINA TRANSPORTATION LLCSep 19, 2023Sep 19, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026