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2025 Volvo Truck VNL (4)

4V4BC9EH5SN696481 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
10 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenSep 7, 2025
WA
Last seenJul 22, 2026
NM
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 10 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
4V4BC9EH5SN696481
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL (4)
Model year
2025
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
BC9EH

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
696481

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 · 966 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL (4)

Prefix basis · 966 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.

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 · Sep 7, 2025 – Jul 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 22, 2026NMII · Walk-around0—KYLE EXPRESS LLC 347913989955A/NV
Sep 29, 2025NMII · Walk-around0—AMERICANSTAR TRANSPORT LLC 1986353R774850/TX
Sep 7, 2025WAII · Walk-around2—AMERICANSTAR TRANSPORT LLC 1986353R774850/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KYLE EXPRESS LLC3479139Jul 22, 2026Jul 22, 20261NV
AMERICANSTAR TRANSPORT LLC1986353Sep 7, 2025Sep 29, 20252TX
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.
89955ANV1KYLE EXPRESS LLCJul 22, 2026 → Jul 22, 20261
R774850TX—AMERICANSTAR TRANSPORT LLCSep 7, 2025 → Sep 29, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026