Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EHXMN281348 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
5 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenAug 11, 2025
WA
Last seenJan 13, 2026
NY
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 5 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
4V4NC9EHXMN281348
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
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
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
281348

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 · Aug 11, 2025 – Jan 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 13, 2026NYIII · Driver-only1ND COASTER TRUCKING LLC 2501666AH73650/PA
Dec 22, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0ND COASTER TRUCKING LLC 2501666AH73650/PA
Dec 3, 2025MTIII · Driver-only0SAWESS EXPRESS LLC 4169847AH73650/PA
Oct 19, 2025WYIII · Driver-only2OOSMHC LOGISTICS LLC 4358558281348/PA
Aug 11, 2025WAII · Walk-around1OOSCHINOBOD INC 4168404TEMP/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ND COASTER TRUCKING LLC2501666Dec 22, 2025Jan 13, 20262NJ
SAWESS EXPRESS LLC4169847Dec 3, 2025Dec 3, 20251PA
MHC LOGISTICS LLC4358558Oct 19, 2025Oct 19, 20251NJ
CHINOBOD INC4168404Aug 11, 2025Aug 11, 20251PA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
AH73650PAND COASTER TRUCKING LLCDec 22, 2025Jan 13, 20262
AH73650PASAWESS EXPRESS LLCDec 3, 2025Dec 3, 20251
281348PAMHC LOGISTICS LLCOct 19, 2025Oct 19, 20251
TEMPPACHINOBOD INCAug 11, 2025Aug 11, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026