Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ3LN230520 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 11
First seenOct 6, 2023
CA
Last seenAug 21, 2026
MO
Inspected under 2 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
4V4NC9EJ3LN230520
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 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
NC9EJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
230520

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 · 8,552 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 8,552 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 · Oct 6, 2023 – Aug 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 21, 2026MOIII · Driver-only0STANFORD TRANSPORTATION INC 2779624X3019HY/TN
Aug 20, 2026ARIII · Driver-only7STANFORD TRANSPORTATION INC 2779624X3019HY/TN
Jul 21, 2026NMI · Full4STANFORD TRANSPORTATION INC 2779624X3019HY/TN
Apr 14, 2026CAIII · Driver-only6PATIALA CARRIERS LLC 3553646YP98916/CA
Apr 2, 2026CAI · Full3PATIALA CARRIERS LLC 3553646YP98916/CA
Mar 26, 2026CAII · Walk-around8PATIALA CARRIERS LLC 3553646YP98916/CA
Aug 25, 2025CAII · Walk-around0PATIALA CARRIERS LLC 3553646YP98916/CA
Feb 27, 2025GAII · Walk-around1PATIALA CARRIERS LLC 3553646YP98916/CA
Aug 5, 2024LAIII · Driver-only1OOSPATIALA CARRIERS LLC 3553646YP98916/CA
Jul 24, 2024MOII · Walk-around3OOSPATIALA CARRIERS LLC 3553646YP98916/CA
Oct 6, 2023CAI · Full0PATIALA CARRIERS LLC 3553646YP98916/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
STANFORD TRANSPORTATION INC2779624Jul 21, 2026Aug 21, 20263TN
PATIALA CARRIERS LLC3553646Oct 6, 2023Apr 14, 20268CA
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.
X3019HYTN1STANFORD TRANSPORTATION INCJul 21, 2026Aug 21, 20263
YP98916CAPATIALA CARRIERS LLCOct 6, 2023Apr 14, 20268
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026