Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH7GN931144 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under6
26 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenJun 20, 2023
IL
Last seenAug 28, 2025
NC
Inspected under 6 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
4V4NC9EH7GN931144
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 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
931144

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 20, 2023 – Aug 28, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 28, 2025NCI · Full1OOSK & B TRANSPORT INC 759143884409/IN
Jan 3, 2025MIII · Walk-around3AMERI-CO CARRIERS INC 155126426968/NE
Oct 1, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0AMERI-CO CARRIERS INC 155126426178/NE
Aug 12, 2024OHII · Walk-around1TAMERLANE EXPRESS INC 3302117P1256717/IL
Feb 11, 2024TXII · Walk-around0IRON FLEET TRANSPORT LLC 3199332ATS45348/IL
Oct 19, 2023MIIII · Driver-only1BJT EXPRESS INC 1337564P922023/IL
Jun 20, 2023ILIII · Driver-only1VENTURES MOTOR FREIGHT LLC 2889562APPLIED/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

6 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
K & B TRANSPORT INC75914Aug 28, 2025Aug 28, 20251IN
AMERI-CO CARRIERS INC155126Oct 1, 2024Jan 3, 20252NE
TAMERLANE EXPRESS INC3302117Aug 12, 2024Aug 12, 20241IL
IRON FLEET TRANSPORT LLC3199332Feb 11, 2024Feb 11, 20241IL
BJT EXPRESS INC1337564Oct 19, 2023Oct 19, 20231IN
VENTURES MOTOR FREIGHT LLC2889562Jun 20, 2023Jun 20, 20231IL
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.
3884409INK & B TRANSPORT INCAug 28, 2025Aug 28, 20251
426968NEAMERI-CO CARRIERS INCJan 3, 2025Jan 3, 20251
426178NEAMERI-CO CARRIERS INCOct 1, 2024Oct 1, 20241
P1256717ILTAMERLANE EXPRESS INCAug 12, 2024Aug 12, 20241
ATS45348ILIRON FLEET TRANSPORT LLCFeb 11, 2024Feb 11, 20241
P922023ILBJT EXPRESS INCOct 19, 2023Oct 19, 20231
APPLIEDILVENTURES MOTOR FREIGHT LLCJun 20, 2023Jun 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026