Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH9MN284404 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
31 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenOct 3, 2023
GA
Last seenMay 8, 2026
NM
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 31 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
4V4NC9EH9MN284404
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2021
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
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
284404

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
2021

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 3, 2023 – May 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 8, 2026NMIII · Driver-only0SUN TRANS AUTO GROUP INC 3237283P1283158/IL
May 20, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0SUN TRANS AUTO GROUP INC 3237283P1283158/IL
Jan 17, 2025WYIII · Driver-only1SUN TRANS AUTO GROUP INC 3237283KTS956699/IL
May 15, 2024IAI · Full1OOSFRANYK INC 3612114TEMP/IL
Feb 12, 2024INIII · Driver-only1BFA INC 1230720P1088378/IL
Feb 8, 2024ORII · Walk-around0FRANYK INC 3612114P1088378/IL
Dec 1, 2023OHIII · Driver-only5FRANYK INC 3612114P1088378/IL
Oct 3, 2023GAIII · Driver-only1FRANYK INC 3612114P1088378/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SUN TRANS AUTO GROUP INC3237283Jan 17, 2025May 8, 20263IL
FRANYK INC3612114Oct 3, 2023May 15, 20244IL
BFA INC1230720Feb 12, 2024Feb 12, 20241KY
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.
P1283158ILSUN TRANS AUTO GROUP INCMay 20, 2025May 8, 20262
KTS956699ILSUN TRANS AUTO GROUP INCJan 17, 2025Jan 17, 20251
TEMPILFRANYK INCMay 15, 2024May 15, 20241
P1088378ILBFA INCFeb 12, 2024Feb 12, 20241
P1088378ILFRANYK INCOct 3, 2023Feb 8, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026