Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ5JN998707 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
29 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenOct 7, 2023
SD
Last seenMar 2, 2026
MD
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 29 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
4V4NC9EJ5JN998707
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
998707

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 · Oct 7, 2023 – Mar 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 2, 2026MDIII · Driver-only0KUT EXPRESS LLC 4197162P1333666/IL
Jan 12, 2026AZII · Walk-around2KG LINE GROUP INCORPORATED 3487333P1269543/IL
Dec 30, 2025COIII · Driver-only0KG LINE GROUP INCORPORATED 3487333P1269543/IL
Oct 13, 2025MOII · Walk-around0KG LINE GROUP INCORPORATED 3487333P1269543/IL
Jan 29, 2025MOII · Walk-around1MTVA AUTO INC 3929048P1187443/IL
May 15, 2024IDIII · Driver-only1MTVA AUTO INC 3929048P1187443/IL
Feb 10, 2024IAIII · Driver-only2MTVA AUTO INC 3929048P 1187443/IL
Oct 7, 2023SDIII · Driver-only0VVS LOGISTICS INC 3690107P1197443/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KUT EXPRESS LLC4197162Mar 2, 2026Mar 2, 20261IL
KG LINE GROUP INCORPORATED3487333Oct 13, 2025Jan 12, 20263IL
MTVA AUTO INC3929048Feb 10, 2024Jan 29, 20253IL
VVS LOGISTICS INC3690107Oct 7, 2023Oct 7, 20231IL
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.
P1333666ILKUT EXPRESS LLCMar 2, 2026Mar 2, 20261
P1269543ILKG LINE GROUP INCORPORATEDOct 13, 2025Jan 12, 20263
P1187443ILMTVA AUTO INCMay 15, 2024Jan 29, 20252
P 1187443ILMTVA AUTO INCFeb 10, 2024Feb 10, 20241
P1197443ILVVS LOGISTICS INCOct 7, 2023Oct 7, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026