Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EHXJN995797 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
20 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 7
First seenAug 26, 2024
KY
Last seenApr 16, 2026
TN
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EHXJN995797
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 21, 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
995797

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 26, 2024 – Apr 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 16, 2026TNIII · Driver-only3OOSBARON EXPRESS INC 2579107W8215HY/TN
Mar 20, 2026TNIII · Driver-only2OOSBARON EXPRESS INC 2579107S8992HY/TN
Oct 31, 2025KYIII · Driver-only4OOSBARON EXPRESS INC 2579107S8992HY/KY
Apr 11, 2025KYI · Full3BARON EXPRESS INC 2579107NONE/KY
Nov 27, 2024INIII · Driver-only3OOSBARON EXPRESS INC 2579107TEMP/KY
Sep 24, 2024KYII · Walk-around3BARON EXPRESS INC 2579107
Aug 26, 2024KYIII · Driver-only2BARON EXPRESS INC 2579107
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BARON EXPRESS INC2579107Aug 26, 2024Apr 16, 20267TN
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.
W8215HYTNBARON EXPRESS INCApr 16, 2026Apr 16, 20261
S8992HYTNBARON EXPRESS INCMar 20, 2026Mar 20, 20261
S8992HYKYBARON EXPRESS INCOct 31, 2025Oct 31, 20251
NONEKYBARON EXPRESS INCApr 11, 2025Apr 11, 20251
TEMPKYBARON EXPRESS INCNov 27, 2024Nov 27, 20241
KYBARON EXPRESS INCAug 26, 2024Sep 24, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026