Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH5DN145970 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
15 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenApr 23, 2025
MO
Last seenJul 5, 2026
TX
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 15 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
4V4NC9EH5DN145970
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2013
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 12, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
145970

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
2013

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 · Apr 23, 2025 – Jul 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 5, 2026TXII · Walk-around2RODSONS TRUCKING LLC 417037779U824N/TX
Jun 22, 2026TXII · Walk-around2RODSONS TRUCKING LLC 417037777T813N/TX
Apr 10, 2026TXII · Walk-around4ICAR INC 209462682S682N/TX
Dec 12, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSAREN TRUCKING SERVICES INC 362679984U490N/TX
Apr 23, 2025MOIII · Driver-only0CARTER LOGISTEED EXPRESS INC 2233373637357/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RODSONS TRUCKING LLC4170377Jun 22, 2026Jul 5, 20262TX
ICAR INC2094626Apr 10, 2026Apr 10, 20261OH
AREN TRUCKING SERVICES INC3626799Dec 12, 2025Dec 12, 20251TX
CARTER LOGISTEED EXPRESS INC223337Apr 23, 2025Apr 23, 20251IN
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.
79U824NTX1RODSONS TRUCKING LLCJul 5, 2026Jul 5, 20261
77T813NTX1RODSONS TRUCKING LLCJun 22, 2026Jun 22, 20261
82S682NTXICAR INCApr 10, 2026Apr 10, 20261
84U490NTXAREN TRUCKING SERVICES INCDec 12, 2025Dec 12, 20251
3637357INCARTER LOGISTEED EXPRESS INCApr 23, 2025Apr 23, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026