Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Volvo Truck VNR

4V4WC9EG1LN257398 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
29 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenAug 28, 2023
AL
Last seenJan 14, 2026
TN
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4WC9EG1LN257398
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNR
Model year
2020
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
WC9EG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
257398

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 · 960 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNR

Prefix basis · 960 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
2020

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
VOLVO TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
VNR

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 · Aug 28, 2023 – Jan 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 14, 2026TNIII · Driver-only0THE FORWARD GROUP INC 36413212881058/IN
Jun 20, 2025TNI · Full0THE FORWARD GROUP INC 36413213599902/IN
Sep 21, 2024ALIII · Driver-only0THE FORWARD GROUP INC 36413213599902/IN
Sep 5, 2024ALIII · Driver-only0THE FORWARD GROUP INC 36413213599902/IN
Dec 6, 2023TNIII · Driver-only0THE FORWARD GROUP INC 36413212841935/IN
Aug 28, 2023ALIII · Driver-only0THE FORWARD GROUP INC 36413212841935/IN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
THE FORWARD GROUP INC3641321Aug 28, 2023Jan 14, 20266TN
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.
2881058INTHE FORWARD GROUP INCJan 14, 2026Jan 14, 20261
3599902INTHE FORWARD GROUP INCSep 5, 2024Jun 20, 20253
2841935INTHE FORWARD GROUP INCAug 28, 2023Dec 6, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026