Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH9HN970268 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
33 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenAug 23, 2023
CT
Last seenMay 27, 2026
AR
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 33 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
4V4NC9EH9HN970268
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2017
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
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
970268

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
2017

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 23, 2023 – May 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 27, 2026ARI · Full2LUKA TRANSPORTATION INC 2426099P1305316/IL
Jul 25, 2025NMII · Walk-around1LUSSO MOTORS INC 3009907P1305316/IL
Sep 27, 2024OHII · Walk-around0COACH FREIGHT INC 21326493086096/IN
Sep 3, 2024NYIII · Driver-only0COACH FREIGHT INC 2132649TEMP/IL
Mar 6, 2024PAII · Walk-around3OOSROADWAY CARGO INC 36099793086096/IN
Feb 17, 2024CAII · Walk-around1ROADWAY CARGO INC 36099793086096/IN
Aug 23, 2023CTI · Full8OOSROADWAY CARGO INC 36099793086096/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LUKA TRANSPORTATION INC2426099May 27, 2026May 27, 20261IL
LUSSO MOTORS INC3009907Jul 25, 2025Jul 25, 20251IL
COACH FREIGHT INC2132649Sep 3, 2024Sep 27, 20242IL
ROADWAY CARGO INC3609979Aug 23, 2023Mar 6, 20243IL
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.
P1305316ILLUKA TRANSPORTATION INCMay 27, 2026May 27, 20261
P1305316ILLUSSO MOTORS INCJul 25, 2025Jul 25, 20251
3086096INCOACH FREIGHT INCSep 27, 2024Sep 27, 20241
TEMPILCOACH FREIGHT INCSep 3, 2024Sep 3, 20241
3086096INROADWAY CARGO INCAug 23, 2023Mar 6, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026