Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH8LN261887 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
19 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenAug 22, 2024
NC
Last seenMar 6, 2026
IL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 19 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
4V4NC9EH8LN261887
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
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
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
261887

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 22, 2024 – Mar 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 6, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0AVL EXPRESS INC 3309621P1270464/IL
Nov 11, 2025NYIII · Driver-only0AVL EXPRESS INC 3309621P1270464/IL
Feb 22, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0G & Y TRANS INC 3499210P1270464/IL
Oct 26, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0G & Y TRANS INC 3499210APPLIED/IL
Aug 22, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0GTC LOGISTICS INC 2282557P1045858/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AVL EXPRESS INC3309621Nov 11, 2025Mar 6, 20262IL
G & Y TRANS INC3499210Oct 26, 2024Feb 22, 20252IL
GTC LOGISTICS INC2282557Aug 22, 2024Aug 22, 20241IL
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.
P1270464ILAVL EXPRESS INCNov 11, 2025Mar 6, 20262
P1270464ILG & Y TRANS INCFeb 22, 2025Feb 22, 20251
APPLIEDILG & Y TRANS INCOct 26, 2024Oct 26, 20241
P1045858ILGTC LOGISTICS INCAug 22, 2024Aug 22, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026