Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH4LN198495 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under6
32 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 12
First seenJul 19, 2023
CA
Last seenMar 26, 2026
ID
Inspected under 6 different carriers in 32 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
4V4NC9EH4LN198495
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 17, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
198495

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 19, 2023 – Mar 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 26, 2026IDIII · Driver-only0KOLESNIKOV TRUCKING INC 2884674ZP44621/CA
Jan 26, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0RL DIRECT SERVICE INC 1469002ZP44621/CA
Jan 11, 2026CAI · Full0RL DIRECT SERVICE INC 1469002ZP44621/CA
Dec 20, 2025CAII · Walk-around1RL DIRECT SERVICE INC 1469002ZP44621/CA
Aug 25, 2025ORIII · Driver-only1OOSL ED TRUCKING INC 899544ZP44621/CA
Jun 26, 2025CAII · Walk-around0BLACK STAR LOGISTICS CORP 3091997ZP44621/CA
Jun 25, 2025ORIII · Driver-only1OOSBLACK STAR LOGISTICS CORP 3091997ZP44621/CA
Apr 14, 2025UTIII · Driver-only0METN LLC 3247285ZP44621/CA
Dec 28, 2024WAII · Walk-around2METN LLC 3247285ZP44621/CA
Nov 27, 2024CAI · Full1METN LLC 3247285ZP44621/CA
Oct 31, 2024WYII · Walk-around1OOSMETN LLC 3247285ZP44621/CA
Jul 19, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0TRANSPORTING CARS CHAMPION INC 2287307XP44455/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

6 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KOLESNIKOV TRUCKING INC2884674Mar 26, 2026Mar 26, 20261CA
RL DIRECT SERVICE INC1469002Dec 20, 2025Jan 26, 20263IL
L ED TRUCKING INC899544Aug 25, 2025Aug 25, 20251SC
BLACK STAR LOGISTICS CORP3091997Jun 25, 2025Jun 26, 20252IL
METN LLC3247285Oct 31, 2024Apr 14, 20254CA
TRANSPORTING CARS CHAMPION INC2287307Jul 19, 2023Jul 19, 20231TX
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.
ZP44621CAKOLESNIKOV TRUCKING INCMar 26, 2026Mar 26, 20261
ZP44621CARL DIRECT SERVICE INCDec 20, 2025Jan 26, 20263
ZP44621CAL ED TRUCKING INCAug 25, 2025Aug 25, 20251
ZP44621CABLACK STAR LOGISTICS CORPJun 25, 2025Jun 26, 20252
ZP44621CAMETN LLCOct 31, 2024Apr 14, 20254
XP44455CATRANSPORTING CARS CHAMPION INCJul 19, 2023Jul 19, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026