Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH1JN886712 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenJan 25, 2024
TN
Last seenDec 2, 2025
MI
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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
4V4NC9EH1JN886712
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2018
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
NC9EH

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
886712

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 · 51,900 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 51,900 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
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
VOLVO TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
VNL

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jan 25, 2024 – Dec 2, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 2, 2025MII · Full1OOSRAGEH EXPORT & IMPORT INC 4271403RC53057/MI
Sep 28, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0RAGEH EXPORT & IMPORT INC 4271403RC53057/MI
Jul 17, 2025INIII · Driver-only0RAGEH EXPORT & IMPORT INC 4271403RC53057/MI
Feb 7, 2024INIII · Driver-only1MICHAL'S QUALITY TRANSPORTATION INC 1350650P957894/IL
Feb 2, 2024KYI · Full1OOSMICHAL'S QUALITY TRANSPORTATION INC 1350650P 957894/IL
Jan 26, 2024TNIII · Driver-only1MICHAL'S QUALITY TRANSPORTATION INC 1350650P957894/UK
Jan 25, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0MICHAL'S QUALITY TRANSPORTATION INC 1350650P957894/UK
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RAGEH EXPORT & IMPORT INC4271403Jul 17, 2025Dec 2, 20253MI
MICHAL'S QUALITY TRANSPORTATION INC1350650Jan 25, 2024Feb 7, 20244IL
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.
RC53057MIRAGEH EXPORT & IMPORT INCJul 17, 2025Dec 2, 20253
P957894ILMICHAL'S QUALITY TRANSPORTATION INCFeb 7, 2024Feb 7, 20241
P 957894ILMICHAL'S QUALITY TRANSPORTATION INCFeb 2, 2024Feb 2, 20241
P957894UKMICHAL'S QUALITY TRANSPORTATION INCJan 25, 2024Jan 26, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026