Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ3KN201615 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
26 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenJul 27, 2023
CO
Last seenSep 12, 2025
CO
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 26 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
4V4NC9EJ3KN201615
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2019
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
NC9EJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
201615

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 · 8,552 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 8,552 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
2019

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 27, 2023 – Sep 12, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 12, 2025COIII · Driver-only1SULD UUL CORP 4227856P1189140/IL
Feb 13, 2025NMII · Walk-around0N VISION INC 3934485P1189140/IL
Jan 3, 2025MIIII · Driver-only1N VISION INC 3934485P1189140/IL
Dec 25, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0N VISION INC 3934485P1189140/IL
Jul 10, 2024UTIII · Driver-only1BNS GROUP CORP 2545878P1189140/IL
Apr 4, 2024NMII · Walk-around0BIRKA LOGISTICS INC 2509157P1189140/IL
Dec 30, 2023NMII · Walk-around0BIRKA LOGISTICS INC 2509157P1189140/IL
Jul 27, 2023COIII · Driver-only0BIRKA LOGISTICS INC 2509157P1189140/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SULD UUL CORP4227856Sep 12, 2025Sep 12, 20251IL
N VISION INC3934485Dec 25, 2024Feb 13, 20253IL
BNS GROUP CORP2545878Jul 10, 2024Jul 10, 20241IL
BIRKA LOGISTICS INC2509157Jul 27, 2023Apr 4, 20243IL
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.
P1189140ILSULD UUL CORPSep 12, 2025Sep 12, 20251
P1189140ILN VISION INCDec 25, 2024Feb 13, 20253
P1189140ILBNS GROUP CORPJul 10, 2024Jul 10, 20241
P1189140ILBIRKA LOGISTICS INCJul 27, 2023Apr 4, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026