Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH8HN972528 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenSep 7, 2023
NY
Last seenJun 23, 2026
MO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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
4V4NC9EH8HN972528
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2017
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
972528

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
2017

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 7, 2023 – Jun 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 23, 2026MOII · Walk-around6OOSMSK EXPRESS LLC 3762438PZA5204/MN
Aug 20, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0GLS LOGISTICS LLC 3511352PZA5204/MN
Jul 16, 2025NYII · Walk-around3GLS LOGISTICS LLC 3511352PZA5204/MN
Jul 10, 2025IAII · Walk-around4GLS LOGISTICS LLC 3511352PZA5204/MN
Apr 8, 2025IAII · Walk-around2GLS LOGISTICS LLC 3511352PZA5204/MN
Jan 8, 2025INIII · Driver-only1GLS LOGISTICS LLC 3511352PZA5204/MN
Nov 20, 2024NYII · Walk-around3OOSMSK EXPRESS LLC 3762438PZA5204/MN
Jul 22, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0MSK EXPRESS LLC 3762438PZA5204/MN
Sep 7, 2023NYII · Walk-around2MSK EXPRESS LLC 3762438PZA52204/MN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MSK EXPRESS LLC3762438Sep 7, 2023Jun 23, 20264MI
GLS LOGISTICS LLC3511352Jan 8, 2025Aug 20, 20255OH
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.
PZA5204MN1MSK EXPRESS LLCJul 22, 2024Jun 23, 20263
PZA5204MNGLS LOGISTICS LLCJan 8, 2025Aug 20, 20255
PZA52204MNMSK EXPRESS LLCSep 7, 2023Sep 7, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026