Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EHXJN895408 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
34 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 12
First seenAug 7, 2023
WA
Last seenJun 23, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 34 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
4V4NC9EHXJN895408
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
895408

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 · Aug 7, 2023 – Jun 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 23, 2026CAI · Full1OOSINDEPENDENT TRUCKLINE LLC 4509068YP33101/CA
Jun 23, 2026CAI · Full1OOSINDEPENDENT TRUCKLINE LLC 4509068YP33101/CA
May 28, 2026CAI · Full3OOSINDEPENDENT TRUCKLINE LLC 4509068YP33101/CA
Jan 29, 2026WAIII · Driver-only0ROYAL CARRIER LLC 2907843YP33101/CA
Oct 10, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0ROYAL CARRIER LLC 2907843YP33101/CA
Aug 26, 2025CAII · Walk-around0ROYAL CARRIER LLC 2907843YP33101/CA
May 30, 2025CAI · Full0ROYAL CARRIER LLC 2907843YP33101/CA
Dec 2, 2024CAI · Full0TRIP X TRANSPORT LLC 3537492YP33101/CA
Feb 2, 2024CAI · Full0ROYAL CARRIER LLC 2907843YP33101/CA
Feb 2, 2024CAI · Full1OOSROYAL CARRIER LLC 2907843YP33101/CA
Sep 7, 2023CAI · Full0ROYAL CARRIER LLC 2907843YP33101/CA
Aug 7, 2023WAII · Walk-around4ROYAL CARRIER LLC 2907843YP33101/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
INDEPENDENT TRUCKLINE LLC4509068May 28, 2026Jun 23, 20263CA
ROYAL CARRIER LLC2907843Aug 7, 2023Jan 29, 20268CA
TRIP X TRANSPORT LLC3537492Dec 2, 2024Dec 2, 20241CA
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.
YP33101CA1INDEPENDENT TRUCKLINE LLCMay 28, 2026Jun 23, 20263
YP33101CAROYAL CARRIER LLCAug 7, 2023Jan 29, 20268
YP33101CATRIP X TRANSPORT LLCDec 2, 2024Dec 2, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026