Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH4GN960696 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 10
First seenSep 20, 2023
OR
Last seenAug 25, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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
4V4NC9EH4GN960696
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
NC9EH

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
960696

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 · 51,900 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 51,900 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 20, 2023 – Aug 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 25, 2026CAIII · Driver-only3RANDHAWA LOGISTICS LLC 3496585ZP99212/CA
Sep 23, 2025WAIII · Driver-only2ABSOLUTE BEST SERVICE LLC 3693870RP10717/WA
Sep 2, 2025CAII · Walk-around1ABSOLUTE BEST SERVICE LLC 3693870RP10717/WA
Aug 23, 2025CAII · Walk-around0ABSOLUTE BEST SERVICE LLC 3693870RP10717/WA
Jul 30, 2024CAI · Full5OOSABSOLUTE BEST SERVICE LLC 3693870RP10717/WA
Apr 8, 2024ORIII · Driver-only3ABSOLUTE BEST SERVICE LLC 3693870RP10717/WA
Feb 1, 2024CAII · Walk-around1ABSOLUTE BEST SERVICE LLC 3693870RP10717/WA
Feb 1, 2024ORI · Full5ABSOLUTE BEST SERVICE LLC 3693870RP10717/WA
Jan 31, 2024WAII · Walk-around3ABSOLUTE BEST SERVICE LLC 3693870RP10717/WA
Sep 20, 2023ORIII · Driver-only0ABSOLUTE BEST SERVICE LLC 369387098921RP/WA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RANDHAWA LOGISTICS LLC3496585Aug 25, 2026Aug 25, 20261CA
ABSOLUTE BEST SERVICE LLC3693870Sep 20, 2023Sep 23, 20259WA
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.
ZP99212CA1RANDHAWA LOGISTICS LLCAug 25, 2026Aug 25, 20261
RP10717WAABSOLUTE BEST SERVICE LLCJan 31, 2024Sep 23, 20258
98921RPWAABSOLUTE BEST SERVICE LLCSep 20, 2023Sep 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026