Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH0GN934760 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 12
First seenDec 9, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 23, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
4V4NC9EH0GN934760
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 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
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
934760

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 · Dec 9, 2023 – Jul 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 23, 2026CAIII · Driver-only2JY ALPHA LLC 4307728ZP68965/CA
Jun 18, 2026CAI · Full4OOSJY ALPHA LLC 4307728ZP68965/CA
May 10, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0JY ALPHA LLC 4307728ZP68965/CA
Apr 23, 2026CAII · Walk-around0JY ALPHA LLC 4307728ZP68965/CA
Apr 11, 2026CAII · Walk-around1JY ALPHA LLC 4307728ZP68965/CA
Jan 20, 2026CAII · Walk-around1JY ALPHA LLC 4307728ZP68965/CA
Sep 23, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1JY ALPHA LLC 4307728ZP68965/CA
Sep 13, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0JY ALPHA LLC 4307728ZP68965/CA
Sep 19, 2024CAI · Full0BRAICH BROS LINK 6959789G20546/CA
Sep 9, 2024CAI · Full3BRAICH BROS LINK 6959789G20546/CA
Jun 15, 2024CAII · Walk-around0BRAICH BROS LINK 6959789G20546/CA
Dec 9, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0BRAICH BROS LINK 6959789G20546/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JY ALPHA LLC4307728Sep 13, 2025Jul 23, 20268CA
BRAICH BROS LINK695978Dec 9, 2023Sep 19, 20244CA
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.
ZP68965CA1JY ALPHA LLCSep 13, 2025Jul 23, 20268
9G20546CABRAICH BROS LINKDec 9, 2023Sep 19, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026