Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ1JN999501 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
11 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenNov 15, 2023
TN
Last seenOct 30, 2024
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 11 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
4V4NC9EJ1JN999501
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
999501

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 · Nov 15, 2023 – Oct 30, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 30, 2024CAI · Full0LWP TRANSPORT INC 3513333ZP14049/CA
May 9, 2024VAII · Walk-around3RUBEN EXPRESS INC 1859086ZP08116/CA
Apr 26, 2024ARIII · Driver-only2RUBEN EXPRESS INC 1859086ZP08116/CA
Feb 6, 2024CAI · Full1RUBEN EXPRESS INC 1859086XP67313/CA
Jan 16, 2024CAI · Full3RUBEN EXPRESS INC 1859086XP67313/CA
Dec 4, 2023FLI · Full5OOSRUBEN EXPRESS INC 1859086ZP08116/CA
Nov 15, 2023TNIII · Driver-only1RUBEN EXPRESS INC 1859086ZP08116/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LWP TRANSPORT INC3513333Oct 30, 2024Oct 30, 20241CA
RUBEN EXPRESS INC1859086Nov 15, 2023May 9, 20246CA
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.
ZP14049CALWP TRANSPORT INCOct 30, 2024Oct 30, 20241
ZP08116CARUBEN EXPRESS INCNov 15, 2023May 9, 20244
XP67313CARUBEN EXPRESS INCJan 16, 2024Feb 6, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026