Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH8JN889803 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections16
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 16
First seenSep 28, 2023
WA
Last seenJul 27, 2026
NM
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH8JN889803
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 14, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
889803

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 28, 2023 – Jul 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 27, 2026NMIII · Driver-only1SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 1769704AH93735/AZ
Oct 24, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 1769704AH93735/AZ
Sep 16, 2025WYIII · Driver-only0SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 1769704AH93735/AZ
Jul 18, 2025CAI · Full0SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 1769704AH93735/AZ
Jul 18, 2025CAI · Full2OOSSMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 1769704AH93735/AZ
Feb 15, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 1769704AH93735/AZ
Jan 9, 2025CAI · Full1SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 1769704AH93735/AZ
Jan 2, 2025ORII · Walk-around6OOSSMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 1769704AH93735/AZ
Dec 22, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 1769704AH93735/AZ
Oct 12, 2024UTIII · Driver-only0SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 1769704AH93735/AZ
Jul 19, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 1769704AH93735/AZ
Jul 11, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 1769704AH93735/AZ
May 31, 2024ORIII · Driver-only0SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 1769704AH93735/AZ
Jan 23, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 1769704AH93735/AZ
Dec 8, 2023CAII · Walk-around1OOSSMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 1769704AH93735/AZ
Sep 28, 2023WAII · Walk-around2SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 1769704AH93735/AZ
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC1769704Sep 28, 2023Jul 27, 202616AZ
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.
AH93735AZ1SMARTWAY EXPRESS INCSep 28, 2023Jul 27, 202616
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026