Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ1JN899169 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 13
First seenSep 14, 2023
CA
Last seenJun 25, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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
4V4NC9EJ1JN899169
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 17, 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
899169

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 · Sep 14, 2023 – Jun 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 25, 2026CAII · Walk-around1INMOS SINKLER VALDEZ ESPINOSA 36595269H08147/CA
Apr 20, 2026CAI · Full5INMOS SINKLER VALDEZ ESPINOSA 36595269H08147/CA
Jan 8, 2026USIII · Driver-only0INMOS SINKLER VALDEZ ESPINOSA 36595269H08147/CA
Jun 23, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0INMOS SINKLER VALDEZ ESPINOSA 3659526Y467812/CA
Jun 2, 2025USII · Walk-around1OOSINMOS SINKLER VALDEZ ESPINOSA 3659526Y467812/CA
May 16, 2025CAIII · Driver-only2OOSINMOS SINKLER VALDEZ ESPINOSA 36595269H08147/CA
Apr 30, 2025USI · Full3INMOS SINKLER VALDEZ ESPINOSA 3659526Y467812/CA
Apr 3, 2025CAI · Full2OOSINMOS SINKLER VALDEZ ESPINOSA 36595269H08147/CA
Mar 27, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0INMOS SINKLER VALDEZ ESPINOSA 36595269H08147/CA
Feb 10, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1INMOS SINKLER VALDEZ ESPINOSA 36595269H08147/CA
Nov 15, 2024CAI · Full4INMOS SINKLER VALDEZ ESPINOSA 36595269H08147/CA
Jan 3, 2024NMII · Walk-around1GURBANI TRANS LLC 3087521XP16856/CA
Sep 14, 2023CAI · Full2GURBANI TRANS LLC 3087521XP16856/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
INMOS SINKLER VALDEZ ESPINOSA3659526Nov 15, 2024Jun 25, 202611BN
GURBANI TRANS LLC3087521Sep 14, 2023Jan 3, 20242CA
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.
9H08147CA1INMOS SINKLER VALDEZ ESPINOSANov 15, 2024Jun 25, 20268
Y467812CAINMOS SINKLER VALDEZ ESPINOSAApr 30, 2025Jun 23, 20253
XP16856CAGURBANI TRANS LLCSep 14, 2023Jan 3, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026