Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2020 Volvo Truck VNR

4V4WC9EH5LN258997 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
36 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenOct 19, 2023
CA
Last seenOct 26, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 36 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
4V4WC9EH5LN258997
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNR
Model year
2020
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 16, 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
WC9EH

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
258997

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 · 2,965 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNR

Prefix basis · 2,965 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 · Oct 19, 2023 – Oct 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 26, 2026CAII · Walk-around2—SEAPORT INTERMODAL INC 30342749F93479/CA
Sep 19, 2024CAI · Full1—COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION 5890069G18247/CA
Aug 4, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0—COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION 5890069G18247/CA
Jan 5, 2024CAII · Walk-around0—COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION 5890069G18247/CA
Oct 19, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0—COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION 5890069G18247/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SEAPORT INTERMODAL INC3034274Oct 26, 2026Oct 26, 20261CA
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION589006Oct 19, 2023Sep 19, 20244WA
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.
9F93479CA1SEAPORT INTERMODAL INCOct 26, 2026 → Oct 26, 20261
9G18247CA—COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATIONOct 19, 2023 → Sep 19, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 16, 2026