Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH1JN895717 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
22 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenAug 22, 2023
OH
Last seenJun 25, 2025
KY
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 22 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
4V4NC9EH1JN895717
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 28, 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
895717

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 · Aug 22, 2023 – Jun 25, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 25, 2025KYI · Full2OOSDBS TRANSPORT CORP 3994829AH70886/PA
Feb 18, 2025NJIII · Driver-only1TOSIC FREIGHT INC 3744397SPG960187/IL
Sep 16, 2024CTIII · Driver-only5OOSDIDIMON EXPRESS INC 4081093P1205628/IL
Mar 27, 2024DEIII · Driver-only1UNIX EXPRESS INC 3767548P1205628/IL
Sep 28, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0UNIX EXPRESS INC 3767548P1205628/IL
Aug 22, 2023OHIII · Driver-only1UNIX EXPRESS INC 3767548P1205628/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DBS TRANSPORT CORP3994829Jun 25, 2025Jun 25, 20251OH
TOSIC FREIGHT INC3744397Feb 18, 2025Feb 18, 20251IL
DIDIMON EXPRESS INC4081093Sep 16, 2024Sep 16, 20241PA
UNIX EXPRESS INC3767548Aug 22, 2023Mar 27, 20243OH
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.
AH70886PADBS TRANSPORT CORPJun 25, 2025Jun 25, 20251
SPG960187ILTOSIC FREIGHT INCFeb 18, 2025Feb 18, 20251
P1205628ILDIDIMON EXPRESS INCSep 16, 2024Sep 16, 20241
P1205628ILUNIX EXPRESS INCAug 22, 2023Mar 27, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026