Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ8GN952569 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
35 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenAug 24, 2023
VA
Last seenJul 14, 2026
MD
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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EJ8GN952569
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
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
NC9EJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
952569

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 24, 2023 – Jul 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 14, 2026MDII · Walk-around2OOSARAVAN CARGO INC 3139125P1295030/IL
Jul 7, 2026WAII · Walk-around3ARAVAN CARGO INC 3139125P1295030/IL
Feb 25, 2026CAII · Walk-around0BITSHARP CORPORATION 3519782P1295030/IL
Jan 24, 2025WAIII · Driver-only0ARAVAN CARGO INC 3139125P1221080/IL
Apr 3, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0ARAVAN CARGO INC 3139125P1221080/IL
Feb 8, 2024MOIII · Driver-only0ARAVAN CARGO INC 3139125P1221080/IL
Aug 24, 2023VAI · Full3BONU CARGO INC 39281310243F0/MD
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARAVAN CARGO INC3139125Feb 8, 2024Jul 14, 20265OH
BITSHARP CORPORATION3519782Feb 25, 2026Feb 25, 20261OH
BONU CARGO INC3928131Aug 24, 2023Aug 24, 20231MD
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.
P1295030IL1ARAVAN CARGO INCJul 7, 2026Jul 14, 20262
P1295030ILBITSHARP CORPORATIONFeb 25, 2026Feb 25, 20261
P1221080ILARAVAN CARGO INCFeb 8, 2024Jan 24, 20253
0243F0MDBONU CARGO INCAug 24, 2023Aug 24, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026