Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH5JN896918 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenOct 15, 2023
CA
Last seenJun 10, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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
4V4NC9EH5JN896918
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
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
896918

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 · Oct 15, 2023 – Jun 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 10, 2026TXIII · Driver-only0LVTONG EXPRESS INC 4334865ZP67392/CA
Jun 4, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0LVTONG EXPRESS INC 4334865ZP67392/CA
Dec 11, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0LVTONG EXPRESS INC 4334865ZP67392/CA
Sep 19, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0LVTONG EXPRESS INC 4334865ZP16539/CA
Jul 10, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0LVTONG EXPRESS INC 4334865ZP16539/CA
Jan 30, 2025ILII · Walk-around0LVTONG EXPRESS INC 4334865ZP16539/CA
Oct 15, 2023CAI · Full6OOSXM LOGISTICS 3636093YP43992/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LVTONG EXPRESS INC4334865Jan 30, 2025Jun 10, 20266CA
XM LOGISTICS3636093Oct 15, 2023Oct 15, 20231CA
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.
ZP67392CA1LVTONG EXPRESS INCDec 11, 2025Jun 10, 20263
ZP16539CALVTONG EXPRESS INCJan 30, 2025Sep 19, 20253
YP43992CAXM LOGISTICSOct 15, 2023Oct 15, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026