Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH3HN972937 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
20 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenJul 29, 2024
MS
Last seenMar 2, 2026
IL
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 20 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
4V4NC9EH3HN972937
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2017
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
972937

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
2017

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 · Jul 29, 2024 – Mar 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 2, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0PILOT THE WISEMAN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC 3750554PXD9311/OH
Oct 6, 2025WVIII · Driver-only1ABZ GLOBAL CORP 3492124PWU5654/WV
Sep 24, 2025OHII · Walk-around3ABZ GLOBAL CORP 3492124PWU5654/OH
Sep 3, 2024ILII · Walk-around2RAS EXPRESS INC 3761000PWU5654/OH
Aug 28, 2024COIII · Driver-only0RAS EXPRESS INC 3761000PWU5654/OH
Jul 29, 2024MSII · Walk-around1HYPER EXPRESS INC 3951621PWU5654/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PILOT THE WISEMAN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC3750554Mar 2, 2026Mar 2, 20261NJ
ABZ GLOBAL CORP3492124Sep 24, 2025Oct 6, 20252IL
RAS EXPRESS INC3761000Aug 28, 2024Sep 3, 20242OH
HYPER EXPRESS INC3951621Jul 29, 2024Jul 29, 20241IL
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.
PXD9311OHPILOT THE WISEMAN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLCMar 2, 2026Mar 2, 20261
PWU5654WVABZ GLOBAL CORPOct 6, 2025Oct 6, 20251
PWU5654OHABZ GLOBAL CORPSep 24, 2025Sep 24, 20251
PWU5654OHRAS EXPRESS INCAug 28, 2024Sep 3, 20242
PWU5654OHHYPER EXPRESS INCJul 29, 2024Jul 29, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026