Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH5GN951960 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
36 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 10
First seenSep 28, 2023
TN
Last seenSep 3, 2026
PA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 36 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
4V4NC9EH5GN951960
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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
951960

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 28, 2023 – Sep 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 3, 2026PAI · Full3OOSRAKMARK INC 3042228AY356K/NJ
Aug 30, 2026NJIII · Driver-only1RAKMARK INC 3042228AY356K/NJ
Mar 21, 2024AZII · Walk-around3OOSMAGIC TRANS SERVICES LLC 3981075AY356K/NJ
Mar 19, 2024USI · Full4OOSMAGIC TRANS SERVICES LLC 3981075AY356K/NJ
Mar 4, 2024MDII · Walk-around1MAGIC TRANS SERVICES LLC 3981075AY356K/NJ
Dec 26, 2023OHIII · Driver-only0MAGIC TRANS SERVICES LLC 3981075AY356K/NJ
Dec 7, 2023TNIII · Driver-only0MAGIC TRANS SERVICES LLC 3981075AY356K/NJ
Nov 20, 2023NCIII · Driver-only1MAGIC TRANS SERVICES LLC 3981075AY356K/NJ
Oct 14, 2023IAII · Walk-around0MAGIC TRANS SERVICES LLC 3981075AY356K/NJ
Sep 28, 2023TNII · Walk-around1MAGIC TRANS SERVICES LLC 3981075AY356K/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RAKMARK INC3042228Aug 30, 2026Sep 3, 20262IL
MAGIC TRANS SERVICES LLC3981075Sep 28, 2023Mar 21, 20248NJ
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.
AY356KNJ1RAKMARK INCAug 30, 2026Sep 3, 20262
AY356KNJMAGIC TRANS SERVICES LLCSep 28, 2023Mar 21, 20248
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026