Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH5JN992600 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
25 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenJul 13, 2023
NC
Last seenAug 15, 2025
KY
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 25 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
4V4NC9EH5JN992600
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 18, 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
992600

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 13, 2023 – Aug 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 15, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0ZARA RIVER TRUCKING LLC 3001330PWQ7310/OH
Aug 7, 2025NCII · Walk-around0ZARA RIVER TRUCKING LLC 3001330PWQ7310/OH
Aug 4, 2025OHII · Walk-around0ZARA RIVER TRUCKING LLC 3001330PWQ7310/OH
Jan 16, 2025NCI · Full1OOSZARA RIVER TRUCKING LLC 3001330PWQ7310/OH
Dec 16, 2024WVIII · Driver-only1ZARA RIVER TRUCKING LLC 3001330PWQ7310/OH
Mar 4, 2024INII · Walk-around1ZARA TRUCKING LLC 3531535PWQ7310/OH
Feb 19, 2024GAIII · Driver-only1NEW RAE TRUCKING LLC 3785952PWQ7310/OH
Jan 6, 2024MDII · Walk-around0AMEN TRANSPORT LLC 3897777PWQ7310/OH
Dec 29, 2023TNII · Walk-around1AMEN TRANSPORT LLC 3897777PWQ7310/OH
Jul 13, 2023NCII · Walk-around3OOSZARA TRUCKING LLC 3531535PWQ7310/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ZARA RIVER TRUCKING LLC3001330Dec 16, 2024Aug 15, 20255OH
ZARA TRUCKING LLC3531535Jul 13, 2023Mar 4, 20242OH
NEW RAE TRUCKING LLC3785952Feb 19, 2024Feb 19, 20241TX
AMEN TRANSPORT LLC3897777Dec 29, 2023Jan 6, 20242OH
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.
PWQ7310OHZARA RIVER TRUCKING LLCDec 16, 2024Aug 15, 20255
PWQ7310OHZARA TRUCKING LLCJul 13, 2023Mar 4, 20242
PWQ7310OHNEW RAE TRUCKING LLCFeb 19, 2024Feb 19, 20241
PWQ7310OHAMEN TRANSPORT LLCDec 29, 2023Jan 6, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026