Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ4JN885816 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
34 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenSep 14, 2023
CO
Last seenJul 30, 2026
IL
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 34 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
4V4NC9EJ4JN885816
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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
885816

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 – Jul 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 30, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0BEKA TRUCKING INC 3648622PXF8450/OH
Feb 10, 2026COIII · Driver-only0US MAN EXPRESS LLC 4114142PWT2920/OH
Dec 26, 2025WAIII · Driver-only0US MAN EXPRESS LLC 4114142PWT2920/OH
May 20, 2025CAIII · Driver-only2US MAN EXPRESS LLC 4114142PWT2920/NY
Nov 8, 2024NYIII · Driver-only1US MAN EXPRESS LLC 4114142PWT2920/OH
Nov 4, 2024DEII · Walk-around1US MAN EXPRESS LLC 4114142PWT2920/OH
Mar 25, 2024ALIII · Driver-only0USA TRANS GROUP INC 3207402PWT2920/OH
Dec 4, 2023MSI · Full2OOSUZB FREIGHT INC 2960200PWT2920/OH
Sep 14, 2023COIII · Driver-only0UZB FREIGHT INC 2960200PWT2920/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BEKA TRUCKING INC3648622Jul 30, 2026Jul 30, 20261GA
US MAN EXPRESS LLC4114142Nov 4, 2024Feb 10, 20265IN
USA TRANS GROUP INC3207402Mar 25, 2024Mar 25, 20241IL
UZB FREIGHT INC2960200Sep 14, 2023Dec 4, 20232IL
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.
PXF8450OH1BEKA TRUCKING INCJul 30, 2026Jul 30, 20261
PWT2920OHUS MAN EXPRESS LLCNov 4, 2024Feb 10, 20264
PWT2920NYUS MAN EXPRESS LLCMay 20, 2025May 20, 20251
PWT2920OHUSA TRANS GROUP INCMar 25, 2024Mar 25, 20241
PWT2920OHUZB FREIGHT INCSep 14, 2023Dec 4, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026