Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH5JN904970 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
30 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 14
First seenJul 28, 2023
CA
Last seenJan 28, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 30 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
4V4NC9EH5JN904970
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 16, 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
904970

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 · Jul 28, 2023 – Jan 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 28, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0BLACK FOX INC 3969462ZP02362/CA
Jul 29, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1BLACK FOX INC 3969462ZP02362/CA
Jul 2, 2025NEIII · Driver-only0NEXL INC 3783741ZP02362/CA
Jul 2, 2025NEI · Full5OOSBLACK FOX INC 3969462ZP02362/CA
May 23, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0BLACK FOX INC 3969462ZP02362/CA
Jan 18, 2025ILII · Walk-around0NEXL INC 3783741ZP02362/CA
Oct 16, 2024CAI · Full1BLACK FOX INC 3969462ZP02362/CA
Sep 12, 2024SCII · Walk-around6BLACK FOX INC 3969462ZP02362/CA
Jun 23, 2024AZII · Walk-around4BLACK FOX INC 3969462ZP02362/CA
Apr 18, 2024CAII · Walk-around4BLACK FOX INC 3969462ZP02362/CA
Nov 24, 2023PAII · Walk-around5OOSBLACK FOX INC 3969462ZP02362/CA
Nov 19, 2023UTIII · Driver-only3BLACK FOX INC 3969462ZP02362/CA
Aug 8, 2023AZII · Walk-around12OOSFLYING HORSE INC 3561100ZP02362/CA
Jul 28, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0FLYING HORSE INC 3561100YP40671/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BLACK FOX INC3969462Nov 19, 2023Jan 28, 202610CA
NEXL INC3783741Jan 18, 2025Jul 2, 20252CA
FLYING HORSE INC3561100Jul 28, 2023Aug 8, 20232CA
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.
ZP02362CABLACK FOX INCNov 19, 2023Jan 28, 202610
ZP02362CANEXL INCJan 18, 2025Jul 2, 20252
ZP02362CAFLYING HORSE INCAug 8, 2023Aug 8, 20231
YP40671CAFLYING HORSE INCJul 28, 2023Jul 28, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026