Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EHXLN257663 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
35 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenAug 29, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 30, 2026
CA
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
4V4NC9EHXLN257663
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
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
257663

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 29, 2023 – Jul 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 30, 2026CAII · Walk-around0DURAN FREIGHT CORP 461506YP71774/CA
May 22, 2026CAII · Walk-around0DURAN FREIGHT CORP 461506YP71774/CA
Jan 6, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0DFC TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS 3179773YP71774/CA
Sep 21, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0DFC TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS 3179773YP71774/CA
Aug 24, 2024CAII · Walk-around0MLK TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION 2114132YP71774/CA
Jun 26, 2024CAII · Walk-around2MLK TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION 2114132YP71774/CA
Mar 8, 2024CAI · Full0MLK TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION 2114132YP71774/CA
Aug 29, 2023CAI · Full0MLK TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION 2114132YP71774/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DURAN FREIGHT CORP461506May 22, 2026Jul 30, 20262CA
DFC TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS3179773Sep 21, 2025Jan 6, 20262CA
MLK TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION2114132Aug 29, 2023Aug 24, 20244CA
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.
YP71774CA1DURAN FREIGHT CORPMay 22, 2026Jul 30, 20262
YP71774CADFC TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICSSep 21, 2025Jan 6, 20262
YP71774CAMLK TRANSPORTATION CORPORATIONAug 29, 2023Aug 24, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026