Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EHXGN965045 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
35 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 4
First seenJun 23, 2023
IA
Last seenMay 27, 2026
IL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 35 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
4V4NC9EHXGN965045
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2016
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
965045

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
2016

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 · Jun 23, 2023 – May 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 27, 2026ILII · Walk-around0SLATE TRANSPORTATION LLC 4185036FX9956/IA
May 23, 2024TNIII · Driver-only3OOSBRZ TRUCKING LLC 3769166FX9956/IA
Feb 12, 2024KYI · Full5OOSALPHA EXPRESS LINE LLC 3579491R496050/TX
Jun 23, 2023IAIII · Driver-only4OOSALPHA EXPRESS LINE LLC 3579491R496050/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SLATE TRANSPORTATION LLC4185036May 27, 2026May 27, 20261MO
BRZ TRUCKING LLC3769166May 23, 2024May 23, 20241NC
ALPHA EXPRESS LINE LLC3579491Jun 23, 2023Feb 12, 20242IA
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.
FX9956IASLATE TRANSPORTATION LLCMay 27, 2026May 27, 20261
FX9956IABRZ TRUCKING LLCMay 23, 2024May 23, 20241
R496050TXALPHA EXPRESS LINE LLCJun 23, 2023Feb 12, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 15, 2026