Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2000 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4ND1GH9YN256233 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenSep 21, 2023
PA
Last seenMay 8, 2026
IL
Inspected under 2 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4ND1GH9YN256233
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2000
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
ND1GH

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
2000 or 2030

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

North American serial sequence
256233

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 · 4 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 4 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
2000

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 21, 2023 – May 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 8, 2026ILII · Walk-around0IND EXPRESS INC 3149138P1304892/IL
May 21, 2025NCIII · Driver-only1IND EXPRESS INC 3149138P1250283/IL
Sep 21, 2023PAIII · Driver-only0CARGO TRANS INC 2395418P1161688/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
IND EXPRESS INC3149138May 21, 2025May 8, 20262IL
CARGO TRANS INC2395418Sep 21, 2023Sep 21, 20231IL
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.
P1304892ILIND EXPRESS INCMay 8, 2026May 8, 20261
P1250283ILIND EXPRESS INCMay 21, 2025May 21, 20251
P1161688ILCARGO TRANS INCSep 21, 2023Sep 21, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026