Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2014 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9TK0EN177970 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenJun 13, 2023
WA
Last seenNov 19, 2025
AZ
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9TK0EN177970
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2014
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
NC9TK

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
177970

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 · 300 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 300 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.

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 · Jun 13, 2023 – Nov 19, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 19, 2025AZII · Walk-around2—PLOTKIN TRUCKING LLC 4430742RP27859/WA
Sep 24, 2025UTIII · Driver-only1—PLOTKIN TRUCKING LLC 4430742RP27859/WA
Jan 8, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0—SA TRUCKING LOGISTICS INC 237623349244RP/WA
Jul 14, 2023WIIII · Driver-only1—SA TRUCKING LOGISTICS INC 237623349244RP/WA
Jun 13, 2023WAII · Walk-around2OOSSA TRUCKING LOGISTICS INC 237623349244RP/WA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PLOTKIN TRUCKING LLC4430742Sep 24, 2025Nov 19, 20252AZ
SA TRUCKING LOGISTICS INC2376233Jun 13, 2023Jan 8, 20253WA
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.
RP27859WA—PLOTKIN TRUCKING LLCSep 24, 2025 → Nov 19, 20252
49244RPWA—SA TRUCKING LOGISTICS INCJun 13, 2023 → Jan 8, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026