Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ5JN890698 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
25 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenMar 27, 2024
IN
Last seenApr 22, 2026
OR
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 25 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
4V4NC9EJ5JN890698
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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
890698

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 · Mar 27, 2024 – Apr 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 22, 2026ORIII · Driver-only1GOLDEN GLOBE TRANSPORT CORP 3451868ZP29583/CA
Apr 7, 2026MDII · Walk-around1GOLDEN GLOBE TRANSPORT CORP 3451868ZP29583/CA
Nov 21, 2025ARII · Walk-around1GOLDEN GLOBE TRANSPORT CORP 3451868ZP29583/CA
Oct 28, 2025CAII · Walk-around2OOSGOLDEN GLOBE TRANSPORT CORP 3451868ZP29583/CA
Aug 16, 2025MSIII · Driver-only0ARALLETRANS LLC 3793459ZP29583/CA
Jan 9, 2025TNIII · Driver-only2OOSGOLDEN GLOBE TRANSPORT CORP 3451868ZP29583/UK
Nov 19, 2024CAI · Full5OOSGOLDEN GLOBE TRANSPORT CORP 3451868ZP29583/CA
Mar 27, 2024INIII · Driver-only1CAPITAL FREIGHT INC 3627022879F04/MD
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GOLDEN GLOBE TRANSPORT CORP3451868Nov 19, 2024Apr 22, 20266CA
ARALLETRANS LLC3793459Aug 16, 2025Aug 16, 20251OH
CAPITAL FREIGHT INC3627022Mar 27, 2024Mar 27, 20241VA
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.
ZP29583CAGOLDEN GLOBE TRANSPORT CORPNov 19, 2024Apr 22, 20265
ZP29583CAARALLETRANS LLCAug 16, 2025Aug 16, 20251
ZP29583UKGOLDEN GLOBE TRANSPORT CORPJan 9, 2025Jan 9, 20251
879F04MDCAPITAL FREIGHT INCMar 27, 2024Mar 27, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026