Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH0GN946018 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 9
First seenFeb 29, 2024
CO
Last seenAug 19, 2026
TX
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
4V4NC9EH0GN946018
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 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
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
946018

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 · Feb 29, 2024 – Aug 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 19, 2026TXII · Walk-around0LUNA TRANS LLC 3652474R842296/TX
Aug 19, 2026TXII · Walk-around0LUNA TRANS LLC 3652474R842296/TX
May 5, 2026COII · Walk-around3LUNA TRANS LLC 3652474R842296/TX
Oct 1, 2025COIII · Driver-only0BIG STATE CARGO LLC 3031270R767444/TX
Mar 10, 2025COIII · Driver-only4OOSBIG STATE CARGO LLC 3031270R767444/TX
Aug 1, 2024NMI · Full11OOSLUNA TRANS LLC 3652474R681486/TX
Apr 5, 2024TXII · Walk-around5LUNA TRANS LLC 3652474R681486/TX
Mar 5, 2024TXII · Walk-around14OOSLUNA TRANS LLC 3652474R681486/TX
Feb 29, 2024COIII · Driver-only0LUNA TRANS LLC 3652474R681486/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LUNA TRANS LLC3652474Feb 29, 2024Aug 19, 20267TX
BIG STATE CARGO LLC3031270Mar 10, 2025Oct 1, 20252TX
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.
R842296TX1LUNA TRANS LLCMay 5, 2026Aug 19, 20263
R767444TXBIG STATE CARGO LLCMar 10, 2025Oct 1, 20252
R681486TXLUNA TRANS LLCFeb 29, 2024Aug 1, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026