Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH1MN281979 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
37 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJul 16, 2023
NC
Last seenAug 26, 2026
UT
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 37 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH1MN281979
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2021
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 15, 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
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
281979

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
2021

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 16, 2023 – Aug 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 26, 2026UTI · Full3DR LOGISTICS LLC 2270133AN04227/AZ
May 28, 2026AZIII · Driver-only0SMART AZSETS 4542565AN04227/AZ
Feb 13, 2025NCI · Full0ASHLEY DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LLC 54624024960Z/WI
Aug 30, 2023VAI · Full0ASHLEY DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LLC 54624024960Z/WI
Jul 16, 2023NCI · Full0ASHLEY DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LLC 54624024960Z/WI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DR LOGISTICS LLC2270133Aug 26, 2026Aug 26, 20261AZ
SMART AZSETS4542565May 28, 2026May 28, 20261AZ
ASHLEY DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LLC546240Jul 16, 2023Feb 13, 20253FL
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.
AN04227AZ1DR LOGISTICS LLCAug 26, 2026Aug 26, 20261
AN04227AZSMART AZSETSMay 28, 2026May 28, 20261
24960ZWIASHLEY DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LLCJul 16, 2023Feb 13, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 15, 2026