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2026 Volvo Truck VNL (4)

4V4BC9EH8TN697738 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
9 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJun 19, 2025
LA
Last seenMar 11, 2026
SC
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4BC9EH8TN697738
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL (4)
Model year
2026
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 14, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
697738

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 19, 2025 – Mar 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 11, 2026SCIII · Driver-only2—SAM FREIGHT INC 3467904P1314136/IL
Feb 9, 2026WVIII · Driver-only1—SAM FREIGHT INC 3467904P1314136/IL
Oct 29, 2025OKIII · Driver-only1—SAM FREIGHT INC 3467904P1314136/IL
Jun 19, 2025LAIII · Driver-only2—SAM FREIGHT INC 3467904VIN7738/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SAM FREIGHT INC3467904Jun 19, 2025Mar 11, 20264OH
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.
P1314136IL—SAM FREIGHT INCOct 29, 2025 → Mar 11, 20263
VIN7738IL—SAM FREIGHT INCJun 19, 2025 → Jun 19, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 14, 2026