Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH4PN334498 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
37 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 11
First seenJun 14, 2023
NM
Last seenJul 9, 2026
WV
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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH4PN334498
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2023
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
334498

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
2023

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 · Jun 14, 2023 – Jul 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 9, 2026WVIII · Driver-only1DBD FREIGHT LLC 4159006AH79223/PA
Apr 17, 2026OHIII · Driver-only0AXU CARGO LLC 4161699AH79223/PA
Apr 15, 2026GAIII · Driver-only1AXU CARGO LLC 4161699AH79223/PA
Jan 9, 2026MDII · Walk-around1DBD FREIGHT LLC 4159006AH79223/PA
Jan 2, 2026NMI · Full3DBD FREIGHT LLC 4159006AH79223/PA
Oct 23, 2025NMII · Walk-around0FAF LLC 728630PXB7180/OH
Feb 27, 2025NMII · Walk-around2OOSFAF LLC 728630PXB7180/OH
Nov 9, 2023NMII · Walk-around1OOSFAF LLC 728630PWV7954/OH
Nov 1, 2023NMII · Walk-around1FAF LLC 728630PWV7954/OH
Oct 26, 2023NMII · Walk-around0FAF LLC 728630PWV7954/OH
Jun 14, 2023NMII · Walk-around0FAF LLC 728630PWV7954/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DBD FREIGHT LLC4159006Jan 2, 2026Jul 9, 20263PA
AXU CARGO LLC4161699Apr 15, 2026Apr 17, 20262PA
FAF LLC728630Jun 14, 2023Oct 23, 20256OH
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.
AH79223PA1DBD FREIGHT LLCJan 2, 2026Jul 9, 20263
AH79223PAAXU CARGO LLCApr 15, 2026Apr 17, 20262
PXB7180OHFAF LLCFeb 27, 2025Oct 23, 20252
PWV7954OHFAF LLCJun 14, 2023Nov 9, 20234
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026