Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH7LN227567 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
14 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenAug 21, 2023
CO
Last seenOct 3, 2024
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 14 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
4V4NC9EH7LN227567
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 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
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
227567

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 · Aug 21, 2023 – Oct 3, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 3, 2024CAII · Walk-around4OOSSUNLIGHT TRANS INC 3838805ZP31218/CA
Jul 16, 2024CAII · Walk-around2OOSSUNLIGHT TRANS INC 3838805XP75112/CA
Feb 29, 2024CAII · Walk-around1LEGAL TRUCKING INC 3516907XP75112/CA
Dec 26, 2023CAII · Walk-around1LEGAL TRUCKING INC 3516907XP75112/CA
Oct 30, 2023CAII · Walk-around1LEGAL TRUCKING INC 3516907XP75112/CA
Oct 18, 2023CAII · Walk-around3LEGAL TRUCKING INC 3516907XP75112/CA
Aug 21, 2023COIII · Driver-only0LEGAL TRUCKING INC 3516907XP75112/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SUNLIGHT TRANS INC3838805Jul 16, 2024Oct 3, 20242CA
LEGAL TRUCKING INC3516907Aug 21, 2023Feb 29, 20245CA
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.
ZP31218CASUNLIGHT TRANS INCOct 3, 2024Oct 3, 20241
XP75112CASUNLIGHT TRANS INCJul 16, 2024Jul 16, 20241
XP75112CALEGAL TRUCKING INCAug 21, 2023Feb 29, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026