Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ9RN638853 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
32 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenAug 26, 2023
CA
Last seenApr 11, 2026
AZ
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 32 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
4V4NC9EJ9RN638853
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2024
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
638853

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
2024

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 26, 2023 – Apr 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 11, 2026AZII · Walk-around0KGS CARGO INC 4529479ZP80178/CA
Oct 21, 2025CAII · Walk-around1HOTHI TRANS INC 3375976YP64967/CA
Sep 29, 2025CAI · Full2HOTHI TRANS INC 3375976YP64967/CA
Jul 30, 2025UTI · Full5OOSHOTHI TRANS INC 3375976YP64967/CA
Jun 13, 2025MOII · Walk-around1HOTHI TRANS INC 3375976YP64967/CA
May 14, 2025UTI · Full4HOTHI TRANS INC 3375976YP64967/CA
Feb 17, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0HOTHI FREIGHTLINES 2420086YP64967/CA
Oct 21, 2023UTI · Full12HOTHI FREIGHTLINES 2420086YP64967/CA
Aug 26, 2023CAIV · Special2OOSHOTHI FREIGHTLINES 2420086YP64967/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KGS CARGO INC4529479Apr 11, 2026Apr 11, 20261CA
HOTHI TRANS INC3375976May 14, 2025Oct 21, 20255CA
HOTHI FREIGHTLINES2420086Aug 26, 2023Feb 17, 20243CA
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.
ZP80178CAKGS CARGO INCApr 11, 2026Apr 11, 20261
YP64967CAHOTHI TRANS INCMay 14, 2025Oct 21, 20255
YP64967CAHOTHI FREIGHTLINESAug 26, 2023Feb 17, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026