Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EHXHN972658 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
36 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenJul 11, 2023
NM
Last seenJul 30, 2026
NV
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 36 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
4V4NC9EHXHN972658
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
Jul 5, 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
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
972658

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 · Jul 11, 2023 – Jul 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 30, 2026NVIII · Driver-only0PLANET RECYCLING INC 299796988861A/NV
Feb 7, 2026UTI · Full0PLANET RECYCLING INC 299796988861A/NV
Feb 7, 2025NVIII · Driver-only1BRYAN BIVENS 302785886158A/NV
Dec 5, 2024CAII · Walk-around2RPM HAULING LLC 279203286158A/NV
Oct 29, 2024CAI · Full0RPM HAULING LLC 279203286158A/NV
Jul 11, 2023NMIII · Driver-only2OOSKAHALA BROTHERS INC 3245249YP00184/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PLANET RECYCLING INC2997969Feb 7, 2026Jul 30, 20262NV
BRYAN BIVENS3027858Feb 7, 2025Feb 7, 20251AZ
RPM HAULING LLC2792032Oct 29, 2024Dec 5, 20242IL
KAHALA BROTHERS INC3245249Jul 11, 2023Jul 11, 20231CA
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.
88861ANV1PLANET RECYCLING INCFeb 7, 2026Jul 30, 20262
86158ANVBRYAN BIVENSFeb 7, 2025Feb 7, 20251
86158ANVRPM HAULING LLCOct 29, 2024Dec 5, 20242
YP00184CAKAHALA BROTHERS INCJul 11, 2023Jul 11, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026