Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH9JN995211 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
36 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 13
First seenJul 20, 2023
MO
Last seenJul 13, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 36 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH9JN995211
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
995211

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 20, 2023 – Jul 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 13, 2026CAI · Full6OOSARC EXPRESS INC 4093379P1358599/IL
Jun 21, 2026TXII · Walk-around5OOSARC EXPRESS INC 4093379P1358599/IL
Sep 22, 2025WII · Full7ARC EXPRESS INC 4093379P1295106/IL
Apr 1, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0DRONE TRANSPORTATION INC 3066164P1069516/IL
Feb 25, 2025IAII · Walk-around4OOSKSN EXPRESS INC 3055347P1069516/IL
Dec 10, 2024KYII · Walk-around2KSN EXPRESS INC 3055347P1069516/IL
Jun 19, 2024OHIII · Driver-only0KSN EXPRESS INC 3055347P1069516/IL
Mar 5, 2024KYIII · Driver-only0KSN EXPRESS INC 3055347P1069516/IL
Feb 28, 2024LAIII · Driver-only2KSN EXPRESS INC 3055347P1069516/IL
Feb 15, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0KSN EXPRESS INC 3055347P1069516/IL
Jan 18, 2024ARIII · Driver-only1KSN EXPRESS INC 3055347P1069516/IL
Aug 7, 2023NHIII · Driver-only0KSN EXPRESS INC 3055347P1069516/IL
Jul 20, 2023MOI · Full4KSN EXPRESS INC 3055347P1069516/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARC EXPRESS INC4093379Sep 22, 2025Jul 13, 20263IL
DRONE TRANSPORTATION INC3066164Apr 1, 2025Apr 1, 20251IL
KSN EXPRESS INC3055347Jul 20, 2023Feb 25, 20259IL
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.
P1358599IL1ARC EXPRESS INCJun 21, 2026Jul 13, 20262
P1295106ILARC EXPRESS INCSep 22, 2025Sep 22, 20251
P1069516ILDRONE TRANSPORTATION INCApr 1, 2025Apr 1, 20251
P1069516ILKSN EXPRESS INCJul 20, 2023Feb 25, 20259
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026