Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH9HN973705 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenMar 5, 2024
AZ
Last seenApr 28, 2026
OK
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 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
4V4NC9EH9HN973705
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
973705

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 · Mar 5, 2024 – Apr 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 28, 2026OKIII · Driver-only1ZARA TRANSPORT LLC 3647211R8630HY/TN
Apr 28, 2026OKIII · Driver-only1ZARA TRANSPORT LLC 3647211R8630HY/TN
Apr 28, 2026OKIII · Driver-only1ZARA TRANSPORT LLC 3647211R8630HY/TN
Apr 2, 2026TNIII · Driver-only0ZARA TRANSPORT LLC 3647211R8630HY/TN
Mar 19, 2026ARII · Walk-around2OOSZARA TRANSPORT LLC 3647211R8630HY/TN
Feb 26, 2026MSII · Walk-around1ZARA TRANSPORT LLC 3647211R8630HY/TN
Nov 25, 2025TXII · Walk-around1ZARA TRANSPORT LLC 3647211R8630HY/TN
Jul 25, 2024LAIII · Driver-only0ZARA TRANSPORT LLC 3647211R699910/TX
May 7, 2024WYIII · Driver-only0ZARA TRANSPORT LLC 3647211R699910/TX
Mar 5, 2024AZI · Full5OOSSUNLIGHT TRUCKING LLC 3265830R699910/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ZARA TRANSPORT LLC3647211May 7, 2024Apr 28, 20269TX
SUNLIGHT TRUCKING LLC3265830Mar 5, 2024Mar 5, 20241TX
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.
R8630HYTN1ZARA TRANSPORT LLCNov 25, 2025Apr 28, 20267
R699910TXZARA TRANSPORT LLCMay 7, 2024Jul 25, 20242
R699910TXSUNLIGHT TRUCKING LLCMar 5, 2024Mar 5, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026