Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH3JN998458 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenMar 1, 2024
ND
Last seenJun 5, 2026
OK
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 27 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
4V4NC9EH3JN998458
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
998458

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 · Mar 1, 2024 – Jun 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 5, 2026OKIII · Driver-only159 EXPRESS LLC 2290901R840314/TX
May 12, 2026TXI · Full559 EXPRESS LLC 2290901R840314/TX
Oct 5, 2025OHIII · Driver-only5OOSIAM SERVICE LLC 3590356R780639/TX
Aug 20, 2025TXII · Walk-around2IAM SERVICE LLC 3590356R780639/TX
Feb 27, 2025TXII · Walk-around4IAM SERVICE LLC 359035628S853M/TX
Apr 26, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0JPS CARRIERS INC 2266357P1231399/UK
Apr 4, 2024NEIII · Driver-only1JPS CARRIERS INC 2266357TEMP/IL
Mar 1, 2024NDIII · Driver-only7OOSJPS CARRIERS INC 2266357APPLIED/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
59 EXPRESS LLC2290901May 12, 2026Jun 5, 20262TX
IAM SERVICE LLC3590356Feb 27, 2025Oct 5, 20253TX
JPS CARRIERS INC2266357Mar 1, 2024Apr 26, 20243IL
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.
R840314TX59 EXPRESS LLCMay 12, 2026Jun 5, 20262
R780639TXIAM SERVICE LLCAug 20, 2025Oct 5, 20252
28S853MTXIAM SERVICE LLCFeb 27, 2025Feb 27, 20251
P1231399UKJPS CARRIERS INCApr 26, 2024Apr 26, 20241
TEMPILJPS CARRIERS INCApr 4, 2024Apr 4, 20241
APPLIEDILJPS CARRIERS INCMar 1, 2024Mar 1, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026