Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ1JN890262 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
30 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenOct 9, 2023
UT
Last seenApr 21, 2026
WA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 30 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
4V4NC9EJ1JN890262
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
NC9EJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
890262

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 · 8,552 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 8,552 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 · Oct 9, 2023 – Apr 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 21, 2026WAIII · Driver-only0MODERN GAZE LLC 3735684AL9933/ID
Jan 7, 2026WAIII · Driver-only0MODERN GAZE LLC 3735684AL9933/ID
Dec 24, 2025WAIII · Driver-only0MODERN GAZE LLC 3735684AL9933/ID
Dec 18, 2025UTIII · Driver-only0MODERN GAZE LLC 3735684AL9933/ID
May 21, 2024OKIII · Driver-only0BROTHERS TRUCKING LLC 3594813AL9933/ID
Feb 20, 2024NDIII · Driver-only0BROTHERS TRUCKING LLC 3594813AL9933/ID
Nov 19, 2023UTIII · Driver-only0ROAD STAR EXPRESS LLC 3559278AL9933/ID
Oct 9, 2023UTIII · Driver-only0ROAD STAR EXPRESS LLC 3559278AL9933/ID
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MODERN GAZE LLC3735684Dec 18, 2025Apr 21, 20264ID
BROTHERS TRUCKING LLC3594813Feb 20, 2024May 21, 20242ID
ROAD STAR EXPRESS LLC3559278Oct 9, 2023Nov 19, 20232ID
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.
AL9933IDMODERN GAZE LLCDec 18, 2025Apr 21, 20264
AL9933IDBROTHERS TRUCKING LLCFeb 20, 2024May 21, 20242
AL9933IDROAD STAR EXPRESS LLCOct 9, 2023Nov 19, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026