Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH7FN179699 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenOct 11, 2023
NC
Last seenMar 7, 2026
MI
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH7FN179699
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2015
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
179699

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
2015

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 – Mar 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 7, 2026MIIII · Driver-only12218271 ONTARIO LTD 1944115PB36629/ON
Oct 28, 2024KYIII · Driver-only0BISON TRANSPORT INC 245330MB1594/MB
Oct 15, 2024TNIII · Driver-only1BISON TRANSPORT INC 245330CPZ554/MB
Feb 25, 2024MIII · Walk-around1BISON TRANSPORT INC 245330PCV402/MB
Oct 11, 2023NCII · Walk-around0BISON TRANSPORT INC 245330PCV402/MB
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
2218271 ONTARIO LTD1944115Mar 7, 2026Mar 7, 20261ON
BISON TRANSPORT INC245330Oct 11, 2023Oct 28, 20244MB
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.
PB36629ON2218271 ONTARIO LTDMar 7, 2026Mar 7, 20261
MB1594MBBISON TRANSPORT INCOct 28, 2024Oct 28, 20241
CPZ554MBBISON TRANSPORT INCOct 15, 2024Oct 15, 20241
PCV402MBBISON TRANSPORT INCOct 11, 2023Feb 25, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026