Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2011 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH1BN296897 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
28 mo
Inspections24
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 24
First seenFeb 8, 2024
CA
Last seenJun 23, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH1BN296897
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2011
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 14, 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
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1981 or 2011

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

North American serial sequence
296897

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
2011

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 8, 2024 – Jun 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 23, 2026CAI · Full1FERNANDO HEREDIA 32151779E80446/CA
Jun 2, 2026CAI · Full1FERNANDO HEREDIA 32151779E80446/CA
May 26, 2026USII · Walk-around1FERNANDO HEREDIA 32151779E80446/CA
May 20, 2026CAII · Walk-around2FERNANDO HEREDIA 32151779E80446/CA
May 13, 2026USII · Walk-around0FERNANDO HEREDIA 32151779E80446/CA
Apr 21, 2026CAI · Full6OOSFERNANDO HEREDIA 32151779E80446/CA
Jan 16, 2026CAI · Full1FERNANDO HEREDIA 32151779E80446/CA
Oct 17, 2025USI · Full5FERNANDO HEREDIA 32151779E80446/CA
Sep 5, 2025USI · Full0FERNANDO HEREDIA 32151779E80446/CA
Sep 3, 2025USI · Full2FERNANDO HEREDIA 32151779E80446/CA
Aug 28, 2025CAI · Full1FERNANDO HEREDIA 32151779E80446/CA
Jun 4, 2025USI · Full3FERNANDO HEREDIA 32151779E80446/CA
Apr 30, 2025USI · Full2FERNANDO HEREDIA 32151779E80446/CA
Apr 25, 2025USI · Full5OOSFERNANDO HEREDIA 32151779E80446/CA
Mar 7, 2025CAI · Full0FERNANDO HEREDIA 32151779E80446/CA
Mar 5, 2025CAI · Full6OOSFERNANDO HEREDIA 32151779E80446/CA
Dec 16, 2024CAI · Full0FERNANDO HEREDIA 32151779E80446/CA
Oct 15, 2024CAI · Full0FERNANDO HEREDIA 32151779E80446/CA
Oct 10, 2024USI · Full4OOSFERNANDO HEREDIA 32151779E80446/CA
Apr 24, 2024CAI · Full1OOSFERNANDO HEREDIA 32151779E80446/CA
Apr 19, 2024CAI · Full1FERNANDO HEREDIA 32151779E80446/CA
Apr 15, 2024CAI · Full0FERNANDO HEREDIA 32151779E80466/CA
Apr 2, 2024CAI · Full5FERNANDO HEREDIA 32151779E80446/CA
Feb 8, 2024CAI · Full3FERNANDO HEREDIA 32151779E80446/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FERNANDO HEREDIA3215177Feb 8, 2024Jun 23, 202624CA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
9E80446CA1FERNANDO HEREDIAFeb 8, 2024Jun 23, 202623
9E80466CAFERNANDO HEREDIAApr 15, 2024Apr 15, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026