Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH8LN246046 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
30 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 10
First seenNov 9, 2023
AR
Last seenMay 11, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 30 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
4V4NC9EH8LN246046
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
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
Jun 18, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
246046

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
2020

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 · Nov 9, 2023 – May 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 11, 2026CAI · Full1VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1302967/IL
Dec 20, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1302967/IL
Aug 21, 2025SCIII · Driver-only2VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850P1302967/IL
Apr 21, 2025INIII · Driver-only1VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC 2931850APPLIED/IL
Feb 5, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0ACE TRANS LLC 4163378P1077352/IL
Feb 3, 2025AZIII · Driver-only1ACE TRANS LLC 4163378P1077352/IL
Sep 25, 2024MDIII · Driver-only0ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1077352/IL
Jun 19, 2024TNI · Full1ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1077352/UK
May 15, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1077352/IL
Nov 9, 2023ARII · Walk-around2OOSACE TRANSPORTATION INC 3396641P1077352/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC2931850Apr 21, 2025May 11, 20264IL
ACE TRANS LLC4163378Feb 3, 2025Feb 5, 20252IL
ACE TRANSPORTATION INC3396641Nov 9, 2023Sep 25, 20244IL
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.
P1302967ILVL TRUCKING EXPRESS INCAug 21, 2025May 11, 20263
APPLIEDILVL TRUCKING EXPRESS INCApr 21, 2025Apr 21, 20251
P1077352ILACE TRANS LLCFeb 3, 2025Feb 5, 20252
P1077352ILACE TRANSPORTATION INCNov 9, 2023Sep 25, 20243
P1077352UKACE TRANSPORTATION INCJun 19, 2024Jun 19, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026