Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH6GN957668 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenJun 25, 2024
TX
Last seenAug 13, 2026
OK
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
4V4NC9EH6GN957668
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
957668

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
2016

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 25, 2024 – Aug 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 13, 2026OKII · Walk-around0SAB TRANSPORT LLC 1481319R797567/TX
Jun 15, 2026TXII · Walk-around0SAB TRANSPORT LLC 1481319R797567/TX
Jun 9, 2026TXII · Walk-around4SAB TRANSPORT LLC 1481319R797567/TX
Mar 2, 2026NMIII · Driver-only1SAB TRANSPORT LLC 1481319R797567/TX
Nov 9, 2025TXII · Walk-around0SAB TRANSPORT LLC 1481319R797567/TX
Jul 10, 2024OHIII · Driver-only1DHR TRANSPORT COMPANY 2593261R722452/TX
Jun 25, 2024TXII · Walk-around1DHR TRANSPORT COMPANY 2593261R722452/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SAB TRANSPORT LLC1481319Nov 9, 2025Aug 13, 20265TX
DHR TRANSPORT COMPANY2593261Jun 25, 2024Jul 10, 20242TX
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.
R797567TX1SAB TRANSPORT LLCNov 9, 2025Aug 13, 20265
R722452TXDHR TRANSPORT COMPANYJun 25, 2024Jul 10, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026