Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NB9EH7HN987637 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 12
First seenJun 18, 2023
CA
Last seenMay 24, 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
4V4NB9EH7HN987637
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2017
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
NB9EH

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
987637

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 · 391 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 391 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
2017

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 · Jun 18, 2023 – May 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 24, 2026CAIII · Driver-only3SOHAL LOGISTICS INC 3205677ZP52972/CA
May 5, 2026CAII · Walk-around0SOHAL LOGISTICS INC 3205677ZP52972/CA
Jan 24, 2026CAI · Full0SOHAL LOGISTICS INC 3205677ZP52972/CA
Aug 28, 2024WAI · Full7OOSLEGACY SINCE 1981 3744720ZP30261/CA
Mar 4, 2024ORIII · Driver-only0LEGACY SINCE 1981 3744720YP87678/CA
Jan 30, 2024CAI · Full0LEGACY SINCE 1981 3744720YP87678/CA
Jan 29, 2024CAI · Full2OOSLEGACY SINCE 1981 3744720YP87678/CA
Dec 28, 2023WAII · Walk-around5LEGACY SINCE 1981 3744720YP87678/CA
Oct 6, 2023CAII · Walk-around0SOHAL LOGISTICS INC 3205677YP87678/CA
Sep 5, 2023ARIII · Driver-only0SOHAL LOGISTICS INC 3205677YP87678/CA
Aug 28, 2023WAIII · Driver-only2OOSSOHAL LOGISTICS INC 3205677YP87678/CA
Jun 18, 2023CAIII · Driver-only1SOHAL LOGISTICS INC 3205677YP87678/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOHAL LOGISTICS INC3205677Jun 18, 2023May 24, 20267CA
LEGACY SINCE 19813744720Dec 28, 2023Aug 28, 20245CA
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.
ZP52972CASOHAL LOGISTICS INCJan 24, 2026May 24, 20263
ZP30261CALEGACY SINCE 1981Aug 28, 2024Aug 28, 20241
YP87678CALEGACY SINCE 1981Dec 28, 2023Mar 4, 20244
YP87678CASOHAL LOGISTICS INCJun 18, 2023Oct 6, 20234
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026