Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH6EN172502 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
31 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 8
First seenSep 12, 2023
AL
Last seenApr 21, 2026
MS
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 31 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
4V4NC9EH6EN172502
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2014
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
172502

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
2014

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 · Sep 12, 2023 – Apr 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 21, 2026MSIII · Driver-only0UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION INC 2544514PXC8943/AL
Dec 11, 2025MOI · Full14OOSUNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION INC 2544514PXC8943/OH
Dec 11, 2025MOII · Walk-around5OOSUNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION INC 2544514PXC8943/OH
Oct 1, 2025MOII · Walk-around6UNIVERSITY CORP 200236PXC8943/OH
Sep 5, 2025ILII · Walk-around3OOSUNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION INC 2544514PXC8943/OH
Aug 27, 2025ALIII · Driver-only0UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION INC 2544514PXC8943/OH
Sep 30, 2023KYII · Walk-around2OOSSPOT EDGE TRUCKING INC 34973961195171/AL
Sep 12, 2023ALII · Walk-around3OOSMERIDA TRANSPORT LLC 24251191195171/AL
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION INC2544514Aug 27, 2025Apr 21, 20265AL
UNIVERSITY CORP200236Oct 1, 2025Oct 1, 20251OH
SPOT EDGE TRUCKING INC3497396Sep 30, 2023Sep 30, 20231IL
MERIDA TRANSPORT LLC2425119Sep 12, 2023Sep 12, 20231AL
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.
PXC8943ALUNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION INCApr 21, 2026Apr 21, 20261
PXC8943OHUNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION INCAug 27, 2025Dec 11, 20254
PXC8943OHUNIVERSITY CORPOct 1, 2025Oct 1, 20251
1195171ALSPOT EDGE TRUCKING INCSep 30, 2023Sep 30, 20231
1195171ALMERIDA TRANSPORT LLCSep 12, 2023Sep 12, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026