Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ8HN970751 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
21 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenJul 13, 2023
NY
Last seenApr 19, 2025
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 21 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
4V4NC9EJ8HN970751
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2017
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
970751

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
2017

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 13, 2023 – Apr 19, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 19, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0DHARMA EXPRESS LLC 41303753669776/IN
Apr 10, 2025MTII · Walk-around1OOSDHARMA EXPRESS LLC 41303753669776/IN
Feb 25, 2025WIII · Walk-around4DHARMA EXPRESS LLC 41303753669776/IN
Sep 23, 2024ORII · Walk-around1OOSLEMON TREE INC 40004273669776/IN
Mar 5, 2024TXI · Full1OOSTL TRANSPORT LLC 1969566RB82087/MI
Oct 19, 2023NYII · Walk-around1TL TRANSPORT LLC 1969566RB82087/MI
Jul 13, 2023NYII · Walk-around7TL TRANSPORT LLC 1969566RB82087/MI
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DHARMA EXPRESS LLC4130375Feb 25, 2025Apr 19, 20253IN
LEMON TREE INC4000427Sep 23, 2024Sep 23, 20241IN
TL TRANSPORT LLC1969566Jul 13, 2023Mar 5, 20243MI
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.
3669776INDHARMA EXPRESS LLCFeb 25, 2025Apr 19, 20253
3669776INLEMON TREE INCSep 23, 2024Sep 23, 20241
RB82087MITL TRANSPORT LLCJul 13, 2023Mar 5, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026