Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Volvo Truck VNR

4V4WC9EH7MN272966 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
34 mo
Inspections16
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 16
First seenJul 11, 2023
CA
Last seenMay 20, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 34 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
4V4WC9EH7MN272966
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNR
Model year
2021
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
WC9EH

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
272966

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.

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
2021

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
VOLVO TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
VNR

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 · Jul 11, 2023 – May 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 20, 2026CAI · Full0DURAN FREIGHT CORP 461506YP71773/CA
May 7, 2026CAI · Full0DURAN FREIGHT CORP 461506YP71773/CA
Apr 29, 2026CAI · Full3OOSDURAN FREIGHT CORP 461506YP71773/CA
Apr 19, 2026CAI · Full3OOSDFC TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS 3179773YP71773/CA
Mar 11, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0DURAN FREIGHT CORP 461506YP71773/CA
Feb 19, 2026CAII · Walk-around2DFC TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS 3179773YP71773/CA
Jan 7, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only2DFC TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS 3179773YP71773/CA
Dec 5, 2025CAII · Walk-around1DFC TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS 3179773YP71773/CA
Oct 24, 2025CAII · Walk-around4DFC TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS 3179773YP71773/CA
Feb 28, 2025CAI · Full0DFC TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS 3179773YP71773/CA
Jan 16, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1MLK TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION 2114132YP71773/CA
Sep 18, 2024CAI · Full0MLK TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION 2114132YP71773/CA
Jun 4, 2024CAI · Full2MLK TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION 2114132YP71773/CA
May 8, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1MLK TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION 2114132YP71773/CA
Oct 25, 2023CAII · Walk-around3OOSMLK TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION 2114132YP71773/CA
Jul 11, 2023CAII · Walk-around0MLK TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION 2114132YP71773/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DURAN FREIGHT CORP461506Mar 11, 2026May 20, 20264CA
DFC TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS3179773Feb 28, 2025Apr 19, 20266CA
MLK TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION2114132Jul 11, 2023Jan 16, 20256CA
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.
YP71773CADURAN FREIGHT CORPMar 11, 2026May 20, 20264
YP71773CADFC TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICSFeb 28, 2025Apr 19, 20266
YP71773CAMLK TRANSPORTATION CORPORATIONJul 11, 2023Jan 16, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026