Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ6GN943174 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 9
First seenAug 19, 2023
NM
Last seenJun 30, 2026
NM
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
4V4NC9EJ6GN943174
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
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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
943174

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
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 · Aug 19, 2023 – Jun 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 30, 2026NMII · Walk-around0SHEN INTERNATIONAL TRADING INC 4366062ZP54409/CA
Jun 13, 2026AZII · Walk-around5OOSSHEN INTERNATIONAL TRADING INC 4366062ZP54409/CA
Dec 4, 2025CAI · Full5OOSSHEN INTERNATIONAL TRADING INC 4366062ZP54409/CA
Dec 4, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0SHEN INTERNATIONAL TRADING INC 4366062ZP54409/CA
Sep 16, 2025AZII · Walk-around3OOSSHEN INTERNATIONAL TRADING INC 4366062ZP54409/CA
May 3, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0SHEN INTERNATIONAL TRADING INC 4366062ZP54409/CA
Sep 20, 2024AZIII · Driver-only4OOSXM EXPRESS INC 3953230YP74571/CA
Nov 23, 2023NMII · Walk-around2XM EXPRESS INC 3953230YP74571/CA
Aug 19, 2023NMII · Walk-around0XM EXPRESS INC 3953230YP74571/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SHEN INTERNATIONAL TRADING INC4366062May 3, 2025Jun 30, 20266CA
XM EXPRESS INC3953230Aug 19, 2023Sep 20, 20243TX
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.
ZP54409CA1SHEN INTERNATIONAL TRADING INCMay 3, 2025Jun 30, 20266
YP74571CAXM EXPRESS INCAug 19, 2023Sep 20, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026