Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH1LN226432 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenJan 26, 2024
AL
Last seenDec 18, 2025
KS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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
4V4NC9EH1LN226432
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2020
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
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
226432

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
2020

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 · Jan 26, 2024 – Dec 18, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 18, 2025KSII · Walk-around1DIRECT TRANSPORT LTD 70510948739P/ND
Sep 30, 2025MNIII · Driver-only0DIRECT TRANSPORT LTD 70510948739P/ND
Jun 28, 2025MNIII · Driver-only2DIRECT TRANSPORT LTD 70510948739P/ND
Apr 29, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0DIRECT TRANSPORT LTD 70510933307P/ND
Dec 3, 2024NEIII · Driver-only1DIRECT TRANSPORT LTD 70510933307P/ND
Aug 21, 2024IAII · Walk-around2DIRECT TRANSPORT LTD 70510933307P/ND
Jun 24, 2024MNIII · Driver-only2DIRECT TRANSPORT LTD 70510933307P/ND
Apr 16, 2024SDII · Walk-around1OOSDIRECT TRANSPORT LTD 70510933307P/ND
Jan 26, 2024ALII · Walk-around1MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 1547123455467/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DIRECT TRANSPORT LTD705109Apr 16, 2024Dec 18, 20258ND
MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC154712Jan 26, 2024Jan 26, 20241KY
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.
48739PNDDIRECT TRANSPORT LTDJun 28, 2025Dec 18, 20253
33307PNDDIRECT TRANSPORT LTDApr 16, 2024Apr 29, 20255
3455467INMERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INCJan 26, 2024Jan 26, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026