Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4N99EH9GN933511 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections15
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 15
First seenMar 19, 2024
WA
Last seenSep 8, 2026
OR
Inspected under 2 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
4V4N99EH9GN933511
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 16, 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
N99EH

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
933511

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 · 431 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 431 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 · Mar 19, 2024 – Sep 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 8, 2026ORIII · Driver-only5OOSSAFARI EXPRESS LLC 4195409RP25584/WA
Jul 22, 2025WAIII · Driver-only2CARGO TRUCKING LLC 3681265RP10149/WA
Jul 3, 2025WAII · Walk-around4CARGO TRUCKING LLC 3681265RP10149/WA
Jun 3, 2025WAIII · Driver-only2CARGO TRUCKING LLC 3681265RP10149/WA
Nov 19, 2024ORII · Walk-around0CARGO TRUCKING LLC 3681265RP10149/WA
Nov 12, 2024ORIII · Driver-only0CARGO TRUCKING LLC 3681265RP10149/WA
Nov 5, 2024ORIII · Driver-only0CARGO TRUCKING LLC 3681265RP10149/WA
Oct 6, 2024ORIII · Driver-only0CARGO TRUCKING LLC 3681265RP10149/WA
Sep 26, 2024ORIII · Driver-only0CARGO TRUCKING LLC 3681265RP10149/WA
Sep 17, 2024ORIII · Driver-only1CARGO TRUCKING LLC 3681265RP10149/WA
Aug 23, 2024ORIII · Driver-only0CARGO TRUCKING LLC 3681265RP10149/WA
Aug 20, 2024ORIII · Driver-only1OOSCARGO TRUCKING LLC 3681265RP10149/WA
Aug 7, 2024ORIII · Driver-only4OOSCARGO TRUCKING LLC 3681265RP10149/WA
Apr 8, 2024WAII · Walk-around0CARGO TRUCKING LLC 3681265RP10149/WA
Mar 19, 2024WAII · Walk-around3OOSCARGO TRUCKING LLC 3681265RP10149/WA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SAFARI EXPRESS LLC4195409Sep 8, 2026Sep 8, 20261WA
CARGO TRUCKING LLC3681265Mar 19, 2024Jul 22, 202514WA
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.
RP25584WA1SAFARI EXPRESS LLCSep 8, 2026Sep 8, 20261
RP10149WACARGO TRUCKING LLCMar 19, 2024Jul 22, 202514
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026