Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EHXJN993046 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
31 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenNov 15, 2023
LA
Last seenJun 24, 2026
NE
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 31 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
4V4NC9EHXJN993046
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
Jul 15, 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
993046

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 · Nov 15, 2023 – Jun 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 24, 2026NEII · Walk-around3OOSVST EXPRESS INC 1891527P 1335696/IL
Jun 3, 2024TNII · Walk-around0ALIGN LOGISTICS LLC 4144022P1229865/UK
Mar 4, 2024WAIII · Driver-only2ALIGN LOGISTICS LLC 4144022P1229865/IL
Nov 15, 2023LAIII · Driver-only2MC LIMITED LLC 3931759P1168533/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VST EXPRESS INC1891527Jun 24, 2026Jun 24, 20261IL
ALIGN LOGISTICS LLC4144022Mar 4, 2024Jun 3, 20242MI
MC LIMITED LLC3931759Nov 15, 2023Nov 15, 20231IL
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.
P 1335696IL1VST EXPRESS INCJun 24, 2026Jun 24, 20261
P1229865UK1ALIGN LOGISTICS LLCJun 3, 2024Jun 3, 20241
P1229865IL1ALIGN LOGISTICS LLCMar 4, 2024Mar 4, 20241
P1168533ILMC LIMITED LLCNov 15, 2023Nov 15, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 15, 2026