Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH9GN941979 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
23 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenNov 6, 2023
IL
Last seenOct 28, 2025
IN
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH9GN941979
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2016
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
941979

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
2016

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 · Nov 6, 2023 – Oct 28, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 28, 2025INIII · Driver-only5DM EXPRESS LLC 308668091457Z/WI
Sep 24, 2025WIII · Walk-around5OOSDM EXPRESS LLC 308668091457Z/WI
Aug 20, 2025NYII · Walk-around6OOSDM EXPRESS LLC 308668091457Z/WI
Apr 16, 2025NYII · Walk-around0DM EXPRESS LLC 308668088792Z/WI
Nov 26, 2024NYIII · Driver-only3DM EXPRESS LLC 308668079896Z/WI
Sep 20, 2024NHI · Full5OOSDM EXPRESS LLC 308668079896Z/WI
Feb 15, 2024OHI · Full5DM EXPRESS LLC 308668030199Z/WI
Nov 6, 2023ILIII · Driver-only2DM EXPRESS LLC 308668030199Z/WI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DM EXPRESS LLC3086680Nov 6, 2023Oct 28, 20258MA
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.
91457ZWIDM EXPRESS LLCAug 20, 2025Oct 28, 20253
88792ZWIDM EXPRESS LLCApr 16, 2025Apr 16, 20251
79896ZWIDM EXPRESS LLCSep 20, 2024Nov 26, 20242
30199ZWIDM EXPRESS LLCNov 6, 2023Feb 15, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026