Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH8MN272499 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
26 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenOct 6, 2023
CA
Last seenDec 24, 2025
CA
Inspected under 4 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
4V4NC9EH8MN272499
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2021
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 4, 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
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
272499

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
2021

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 · Oct 6, 2023 – Dec 24, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 24, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1FAF GROUP INC 4134662ZP47600/CA
Apr 30, 2025AZII · Walk-around3LINK LOGISTICS GROUP INC 3729736PWW7404/OH
Apr 26, 2025NMII · Walk-around0LINK LOGISTICS INC 2267553PWW7404/OH
Feb 19, 2025AZI · Full2LINK LOGISTICS GROUP INC 3729736PWW7404/OH
Jan 1, 2025NMIII · Driver-only1LINK LOGISTICS GROUP INC 3729736PWW7404/OH
Feb 8, 2024CAII · Walk-around1OOSHAPPY GROUP INC 3730484PWW7404/OH
Oct 6, 2023CAI · Full3OOSHAPPY GROUP INC 3730484PWW7404/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FAF GROUP INC4134662Dec 24, 2025Dec 24, 20251CA
LINK LOGISTICS GROUP INC3729736Jan 1, 2025Apr 30, 20253OH
LINK LOGISTICS INC2267553Apr 26, 2025Apr 26, 20251CA
HAPPY GROUP INC3730484Oct 6, 2023Feb 8, 20242OH
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.
ZP47600CAFAF GROUP INCDec 24, 2025Dec 24, 20251
PWW7404OHLINK LOGISTICS GROUP INCJan 1, 2025Apr 30, 20253
PWW7404OHLINK LOGISTICS INCApr 26, 2025Apr 26, 20251
PWW7404OH1HAPPY GROUP INCOct 6, 2023Feb 8, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 4, 2026