The ZIL-131V truck tractor has been produced by the Likhachev Moscow Automobile Plant since 1967 on the basis of the ZIL-131 car. Designed for towing special semi-trailers. After modernization in 1983. received the ZIL-131NV index (the main external difference is that there is no standard stand behind the cab). It should be noted that the ZIL-131NV was produced in two versions - with a "standard" frame from the ZIL-131N and with a "shortened" frame similar to the ZIL-131V. Unlike the base truck, the ZIL-131V truck tractor had a slightly smaller rear overhang due to the shorter frame length.