Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ7JN898432 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
33 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenJul 23, 2023
NM
Last seenApr 20, 2026
NM
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 33 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
4V4NC9EJ7JN898432
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 28, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
898432

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 · Jul 23, 2023 – Apr 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 20, 2026NMII · Walk-around0GRAY CARGO LLC 3589205DF75HL/FL
Oct 16, 2025INI · Full1GRAY CARGO LLC 3589205P1284507/IL
Jun 10, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0GRAY CARGO LLC 3589205P1284507/IL
Sep 12, 2024WAIII · Driver-only1UNITEDTRANS EXPRESS LLC 3089250AH57077/PA
Sep 26, 2023WAIII · Driver-only0LOON TRANSPORTATION INC 3558718AH34728/PA
Jul 23, 2023NMIII · Driver-only1LOON TRANSPORTATION INC 3558718P1207056/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GRAY CARGO LLC3589205Jun 10, 2025Apr 20, 20263OH
UNITEDTRANS EXPRESS LLC3089250Sep 12, 2024Sep 12, 20241TN
LOON TRANSPORTATION INC3558718Jul 23, 2023Sep 26, 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.
DF75HLFLGRAY CARGO LLCApr 20, 2026Apr 20, 20261
P1284507ILGRAY CARGO LLCJun 10, 2025Oct 16, 20252
AH57077PAUNITEDTRANS EXPRESS LLCSep 12, 2024Sep 12, 20241
AH34728PALOON TRANSPORTATION INCSep 26, 2023Sep 26, 20231
P1207056ILLOON TRANSPORTATION INCJul 23, 2023Jul 23, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026