Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ5JN898431 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 11
First seenAug 29, 2023
WA
Last seenMar 2, 2026
IN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
4V4NC9EJ5JN898431
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
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
898431

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 · Aug 29, 2023 – Mar 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 2, 2026INIII · Driver-only2JOHAL TRANSPORT INC 34950383669242/IN
Oct 16, 2025IDII · Walk-around11OOSSANDHU FLEET INC 43513663690653/IN
Aug 31, 2024IDIII · Driver-only3OOSJOHAL TRANSPORT INC 34950383669242/IN
May 17, 2024MTIII · Driver-only2JOHAL TRANSPORT INC 3495038XP89752/CA
May 9, 2024WAII · Walk-around6JOHAL TRANSPORT INC 3495038XP89752/CA
Feb 18, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0JOHAL TRANSPORT INC 3495038XP89752/CA
Oct 5, 2023WAII · Walk-around3JOHAL TRANSPORT INC 3495038XP89752/CA
Oct 1, 2023ORIII · Driver-only0JOHAL TRANSPORT INC 3495038XP89752/CA
Sep 28, 2023CAII · Walk-around0JOHAL TRANSPORT INC 3495038XP89752/CA
Sep 5, 2023CAI · Full4OOSJOHAL TRANSPORT INC 3495038XP89752/CA
Aug 29, 2023WAIII · Driver-only3JOHAL TRANSPORT INC 3495038XP89752/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOHAL TRANSPORT INC3495038Aug 29, 2023Mar 2, 202610IN
SANDHU FLEET INC4351366Oct 16, 2025Oct 16, 20251IN
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.
3669242INJOHAL TRANSPORT INCAug 31, 2024Mar 2, 20262
3690653INSANDHU FLEET INCOct 16, 2025Oct 16, 20251
XP89752CAJOHAL TRANSPORT INCAug 29, 2023May 17, 20248
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026