Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Volvo Truck VHD

4V5KG9EJ4SN686981 · Incomplete - Commercial Chassis · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
5 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenFeb 26, 2026
PA
Last seenJul 31, 2026
NJ
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 5 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
4V5KG9EJ4SN686981
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VHD
Model year
2025
Body class
Incomplete - Commercial Chassis
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
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
4V5

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
KG9EJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
686981

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 · 36 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VHD

Prefix basis · 36 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
2025

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
VOLVO TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
VHD

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Incomplete - Commercial Chassis

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

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 · Feb 26, 2026 – Jul 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 31, 2026NJII · Walk-around0RAN CONSTRUCTION CO INC 1396432XDYW39/NJ
Jul 31, 2026NJII · Walk-around1VALIANT CONTRACTING LLC 2343046A536AA/NJ
May 14, 2026NYII · Walk-around2VALIANT CONTRACTING LLC 2343046A536AA/NJ
May 14, 2026NYII · Walk-around2VALIANT CONTRACTING LLC 2343046A536AA/NJ
May 12, 2026NJII · Walk-around0VALIANT CONTRACTING LLC 2343046A536AA/NJ
Feb 26, 2026NJI · Full0VALIANT CONTRACTING LLC 2343046A536AA/NJ
Feb 26, 2026PAII · Walk-around0VALIANT CONTRACTING LLC 2343046A536AA/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RAN CONSTRUCTION CO INC1396432Jul 31, 2026Jul 31, 20261NJ
VALIANT CONTRACTING LLC2343046Feb 26, 2026Jul 31, 20266NJ
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.
XDYW39NJ1RAN CONSTRUCTION CO INCJul 31, 2026Jul 31, 20261
A536AANJ1VALIANT CONTRACTING LLCFeb 26, 2026Jul 31, 20266
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026