Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH5LN257196 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 14
First seenOct 11, 2023
KY
Last seenJul 16, 2026
NM
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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
4V4NC9EH5LN257196
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 16, 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
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
257196

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 11, 2023 – Jul 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 16, 2026NMII · Walk-around1OOSIPI LLC 2454433ZP79688/CA
Feb 4, 2026MSIII · Driver-only0IPI LLC 2454433ZP79688/CA
Nov 21, 2025CAII · Walk-around0IPI LLC 2454433ZP79688/CA
Aug 28, 2025ORII · Walk-around5OOSIPI LLC 2454433YP48458/CA
Aug 24, 2025CAII · Walk-around1IPI LLC 2454433YP48458/CA
Aug 14, 2025ORIII · Driver-only1IPI LLC 2454433YP48458/CA
Jul 8, 2025AZII · Walk-around4OOSIPI LLC 2454433YP48458/CA
May 27, 2025UTIII · Driver-only0IPI LLC 2454433YP48458/CA
Apr 2, 2025CAII · Walk-around2IPI LLC 2454433YP48458/CA
Nov 4, 2024NCII · Walk-around1OOSIPI LLC 2454433YP48458/CA
Oct 28, 2024CAII · Walk-around5OOSIPI LLC 2454433YP48458/CA
Sep 27, 2024LAIII · Driver-only1IPI LLC 2454433YP48458/CA
May 20, 2024WYII · Walk-around1DSN TRANSPORT INC 2542497YP484581/CA
Oct 11, 2023KYII · Walk-around2OOSDSN TRANSPORT INC 2542497YP48458/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
IPI LLC2454433Sep 27, 2024Jul 16, 202612TX
DSN TRANSPORT INC2542497Oct 11, 2023May 20, 20242WA
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.
ZP79688CA1IPI LLCNov 21, 2025Jul 16, 20263
YP48458CAIPI LLCSep 27, 2024Aug 28, 20259
YP484581CADSN TRANSPORT INCMay 20, 2024May 20, 20241
YP48458CADSN TRANSPORT INCOct 11, 2023Oct 11, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026