Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH3JN965847 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under5
26 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 9
First seenJun 27, 2023
CT
Last seenAug 12, 2025
AZ
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 26 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
4V4NC9EH3JN965847
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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
965847

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 · Jun 27, 2023 – Aug 12, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 12, 2025AZII · Walk-around4OOSALMLOGISTIQ LLC 3513339430556/NE
Jul 2, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0AAR TRUCKING LLC 4299715430556/NE
Jan 30, 2025MDII · Walk-around0OSMAN TRUCKING LLC 3599101TEMP/NE
Jul 17, 2024GAII · Walk-around6EAST STAR EXPRESS LLC 3943672PWV2985/OH
Apr 27, 2024ALIII · Driver-only1EAST STAR EXPRESS LLC 3943672PWV2985/OH
Apr 19, 2024FLI · Full4OOSEAST STAR EXPRESS LLC 3943672PWV2985/OH
Mar 13, 2024SCII · Walk-around7OOSTAILWIND EXPRESS INC 3687888PWV2985/OH
Aug 25, 2023AZIII · Driver-only1EAST STAR EXPRESS LLC 3943672P806241/OH
Jun 27, 2023CTII · Walk-around17OOSEAST STAR EXPRESS LLC 3943672PWV2985/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALMLOGISTIQ LLC3513339Aug 12, 2025Aug 12, 20251NE
AAR TRUCKING LLC4299715Jul 2, 2025Jul 2, 20251NE
OSMAN TRUCKING LLC3599101Jan 30, 2025Jan 30, 20251NE
EAST STAR EXPRESS LLC3943672Jun 27, 2023Jul 17, 20245OH
TAILWIND EXPRESS INC3687888Mar 13, 2024Mar 13, 20241GA
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.
430556NEALMLOGISTIQ LLCAug 12, 2025Aug 12, 20251
430556NEAAR TRUCKING LLCJul 2, 2025Jul 2, 20251
TEMPNEOSMAN TRUCKING LLCJan 30, 2025Jan 30, 20251
PWV2985OHEAST STAR EXPRESS LLCJun 27, 2023Jul 17, 20244
PWV2985OHTAILWIND EXPRESS INCMar 13, 2024Mar 13, 20241
P806241OHEAST STAR EXPRESS LLCAug 25, 2023Aug 25, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026