Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH8NN290681 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenSep 19, 2023
KS
Last seenMar 15, 2026
IL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH8NN290681
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2022
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
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
290681

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
2022

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 19, 2023 – Mar 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 15, 2026ILI · Full2SM EXPRESS LLC 4367644429594/NB
Feb 26, 2026MOIII · Driver-only1SM EXPRESS LLC 4367644429594/NE
Nov 10, 2025NEIII · Driver-only0SM EXPRESS LLC 4367644429594/NE
Sep 27, 2025NEIII · Driver-only1SM EXPRESS LLC 4367644429594/NE
Aug 20, 2024KSII · Walk-around0EXPRESS LANE INC 2109451408290/NE
Mar 20, 2024CAI · Full1OOSEXPRESS LANE INC 2109451408290/NE
Jan 10, 2024NEIII · Driver-only0EXPRESS LANE INC 2109451408290/NE
Sep 19, 2023KSII · Walk-around1EXPRESS LANE INC 2109451408290/NE
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SM EXPRESS LLC4367644Sep 27, 2025Mar 15, 20264NE
EXPRESS LANE INC2109451Sep 19, 2023Aug 20, 20244NE
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.
429594NBSM EXPRESS LLCMar 15, 2026Mar 15, 20261
429594NESM EXPRESS LLCSep 27, 2025Feb 26, 20263
408290NEEXPRESS LANE INCSep 19, 2023Aug 20, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026