Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ6JN890256 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
8 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenNov 12, 2025
OR
Last seenJul 19, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 8 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EJ6JN890256
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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
890256

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 12, 2025 – Jul 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 19, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0DAVID KEARNS 4385034RP21087/WA
Apr 21, 2026ORIII · Driver-only0FIRST GEN LOGISTICS LLC 3852922RP21087/WA
Mar 31, 2026ORII · Walk-around2OOSFIRST GEN LOGISTICS LLC 3852922RP21087/WA
Feb 5, 2026CAI · Full2FIRST GEN LOGISTICS LLC 3852922RP21087/WA
Jan 27, 2026ORIII · Driver-only1OOSFIRST GEN LOGISTICS LLC 3852922RP21087/WA
Jan 14, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1FIRST GEN LOGISTICS LLC 3852922RP21087/WA
Nov 14, 2025CAII · Walk-around1S LEO TRANSPORT LLC 3880825RP21087/WA
Nov 12, 2025ORIII · Driver-only0S LEO TRANSPORT LLC 3880825RP21087/WA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DAVID KEARNS4385034Jul 19, 2026Jul 19, 20261TX
FIRST GEN LOGISTICS LLC3852922Jan 14, 2026Apr 21, 20265WA
S LEO TRANSPORT LLC3880825Nov 12, 2025Nov 14, 20252WA
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.
RP21087WA1DAVID KEARNSJul 19, 2026Jul 19, 20261
RP21087WAFIRST GEN LOGISTICS LLCJan 14, 2026Apr 21, 20265
RP21087WAS LEO TRANSPORT LLCNov 12, 2025Nov 14, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026