Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH9LN223925 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenOct 26, 2024
WA
Last seenAug 6, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 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
4V4NC9EH9LN223925
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2020
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 15, 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
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
223925

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
2020

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 · Oct 26, 2024 – Aug 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 6, 2026CAI · Full1OOSRTL ROYAL TERMINAL LOGISTICS INC 278600998605P/BC
Aug 6, 2026CAI · Full0RTL ROYAL TERMINAL LOGISTICS INC 278600998605P/BC
Jul 9, 2026WAIII · Driver-only0RTL ROYAL TERMINAL LOGISTICS INC 278600998605P/BC
Apr 19, 2025CAI · Full0METRO MTL FREIGHTWAYS LTD 347642277518P/BC
Jan 20, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0METRO MTL FREIGHTWAYS LTD 347642277518P/BC
Nov 26, 2024NDII · Walk-around1METRO MTL FREIGHTWAYS LTD 347642277518P/BC
Oct 26, 2024WAI · Full1METRO MTL FREIGHTWAYS LTD 347642277518P/BC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RTL ROYAL TERMINAL LOGISTICS INC2786009Jul 9, 2026Aug 6, 20263BC
METRO MTL FREIGHTWAYS LTD3476422Oct 26, 2024Apr 19, 20254BC
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.
98605PBC1RTL ROYAL TERMINAL LOGISTICS INCJul 9, 2026Aug 6, 20263
77518PBCMETRO MTL FREIGHTWAYS LTDOct 26, 2024Apr 19, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 15, 2026