Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH8LN231756 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
31 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 10
First seenNov 2, 2023
NM
Last seenJun 24, 2026
NE
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 31 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
4V4NC9EH8LN231756
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
231756

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 · Nov 2, 2023 – Jun 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 24, 2026NEIII · Driver-only1AKINCI LOGISTICS LLC 3992035B636AA/NJ
Sep 16, 2025IDIII · Driver-only1AKINCI EXPRESS LLC 3863918TEMP/OH
Jan 18, 2025MDII · Walk-around0PLAV EXPRESS LLC 3270484AG94021/PA
Jan 10, 2025FLII · Walk-around1OOSPLAV EXPRESS LLC 3270484AG94021/PA
Oct 3, 2024NEIII · Driver-only7PLAV EXPRESS LLC 3270484AG94021/PA
Aug 13, 2024LAIII · Driver-only1PLAV EXPRESS LLC 3270484AG94021/PA
Jul 17, 2024OHII · Walk-around1OOSPLAV EXPRESS LLC 3270484AG94021/PA
Jun 12, 2024ORIII · Driver-only0PLAV EXPRESS LLC 3270484AG94021/PA
Mar 26, 2024PAII · Walk-around6OOSPLAV EXPRESS LLC 3270484AG94021/PA
Nov 2, 2023NMII · Walk-around3OOSPLAV EXPRESS LLC 3270484AG94021/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AKINCI LOGISTICS LLC3992035Jun 24, 2026Jun 24, 20261NJ
AKINCI EXPRESS LLC3863918Sep 16, 2025Sep 16, 20251OH
PLAV EXPRESS LLC3270484Nov 2, 2023Jan 18, 20258PA
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.
B636AANJ1AKINCI LOGISTICS LLCJun 24, 2026Jun 24, 20261
TEMPOHAKINCI EXPRESS LLCSep 16, 2025Sep 16, 20251
AG94021PAPLAV EXPRESS LLCNov 2, 2023Jan 18, 20258
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026