Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH9HN973364 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
29 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 12
First seenFeb 6, 2024
MO
Last seenJul 10, 2026
AZ
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 29 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
4V4NC9EH9HN973364
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 18, 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
973364

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 6, 2024 – Jul 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 10, 2026AZII · Walk-around4OOSIMPERIUM TRANS LLC 3353857RC56864/MI
Jul 2, 2026KSIII · Driver-only0IMPERIUM TRANS LLC 3353857RC56864/MI
Jun 2, 2026TXII · Walk-around2IMPERIUM TRANS LLC 3353857RC56864/MI
Jan 25, 2026NMII · Walk-around2OOSFREEDOM TRANS LLC 2930566TEMPHN973/MI
Jun 16, 2025SCIII · Driver-only0FLEET QUEST LOGISTICS LLC 1722624RC51525/MI
May 12, 2025LAIII · Driver-only1FLEET QUEST LOGISTICS LLC 1722624RC51525/MI
May 5, 2025TXII · Walk-around1FLEET QUEST LOGISTICS LLC 1722624RC37881/MI
May 2, 2025MIII · Walk-around3OOSFLEET QUEST LOGISTICS LLC 1722624RC37881/MI
Dec 10, 2024COIII · Driver-only3OOSFLEET QUEST LOGISTICS LLC 1722624RC37881/MI
Aug 12, 2024MII · Full1FLEET QUEST LOGISTICS LLC 1722624TEMPORARY/MI
Feb 7, 2024OHIII · Driver-only0LIBERTY TRANSIT LLC 2382463RC22149/MI
Feb 6, 2024MOI · Full8OOSLIBERTY TRANSIT LLC 2382463RC22149/MI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
IMPERIUM TRANS LLC3353857Jun 2, 2026Jul 10, 20263MI
FREEDOM TRANS LLC2930566Jan 25, 2026Jan 25, 20261MI
FLEET QUEST LOGISTICS LLC1722624Aug 12, 2024Jun 16, 20256MI
LIBERTY TRANSIT LLC2382463Feb 6, 2024Feb 7, 20242MI
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.
RC56864MI1IMPERIUM TRANS LLCJun 2, 2026Jul 10, 20263
TEMPHN973MIFREEDOM TRANS LLCJan 25, 2026Jan 25, 20261
RC51525MIFLEET QUEST LOGISTICS LLCMay 12, 2025Jun 16, 20252
RC37881MIFLEET QUEST LOGISTICS LLCDec 10, 2024May 5, 20253
TEMPORARYMIFLEET QUEST LOGISTICS LLCAug 12, 2024Aug 12, 20241
RC22149MILIBERTY TRANSIT LLCFeb 6, 2024Feb 7, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026