Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH5JN895722 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 12
First seenSep 6, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 9, 2026
MT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
4V4NC9EH5JN895722
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 17, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
895722

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 · Sep 6, 2023 – Jul 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 9, 2026MTIII · Driver-only0APEX TRANSPORT LLC 2102040RP18867/WA
Jan 28, 2026WAIII · Driver-only0APEX TRANSPORT LLC 2102040RP18867/WA
Jan 23, 2026WAII · Walk-around0APEX TRANSPORT LLC 2102040RP18867/WA
Dec 23, 2025WAIII · Driver-only3APEX TRANSPORT LLC 2102040RP18867/WA
Dec 16, 2025MTIII · Driver-only1APEX TRANSPORT LLC 2102040RP18867/WA
Aug 13, 2025WAII · Walk-around0APEX TRANSPORT LLC 2102040RP18867/WA
Apr 30, 2025MTIII · Driver-only0APEX TRANSPORT LLC 2102040RP18867/WA
Jan 9, 2025MTIII · Driver-only0APEX TRANSPORT LLC 2102040RP18867/WA
Dec 6, 2024IDIII · Driver-only2APEX TRANSPORT LLC 2102040RP18867/WA
Nov 19, 2024COIII · Driver-only7APEX TRANSPORT LLC 2102040RP18867/WA
Nov 7, 2023TXI · Full1VAN 24 INC 3969295YP22248/CA
Sep 6, 2023CAI · Full1VAN 24 INC 3969295YP22248/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
APEX TRANSPORT LLC2102040Nov 19, 2024Jul 9, 202610WA
VAN 24 INC3969295Sep 6, 2023Nov 7, 20232CA
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.
RP18867WA1APEX TRANSPORT LLCNov 19, 2024Jul 9, 202610
YP22248CAVAN 24 INCSep 6, 2023Nov 7, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026