Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJXJN998332 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 9
First seenSep 21, 2023
IL
Last seenMay 21, 2026
WI
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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
4V4NC9EJXJN998332
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
998332

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 · Sep 21, 2023 – May 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 21, 2026WII · Full16OOSARC EXPRESS INC 4093379P1090695/IL
Apr 28, 2026MOII · Walk-around1OOSARC EXPRESS INC 40933791090695/IL
Jan 26, 2026IAII · Walk-around3OOSARC EXPRESS INC 4093379P1090695/IL
Nov 11, 2024KSII · Walk-around1ARC EXPRESS INC 4093379P1090695/IL
Oct 9, 2024TXI · Full5DRONE TRANSPORTATION INC 3066164P1090695/IL
Oct 3, 2024MOII · Walk-around6OOSARC EXPRESS INC 4093379P1090695/IL
Sep 6, 2024NMII · Walk-around3OOSARC EXPRESS INC 4093379P1090695/IL
Oct 14, 2023SDIII · Driver-only0DRONE TRANSPORTATION INC 3066164P1090695/IL
Sep 21, 2023ILI · Full17DRONE TRANSPORTATION INC 3066164P1090695/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARC EXPRESS INC4093379Sep 6, 2024May 21, 20266IL
DRONE TRANSPORTATION INC3066164Sep 21, 2023Oct 9, 20243IL
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
P1090695ILARC EXPRESS INCSep 6, 2024May 21, 20265
1090695ILARC EXPRESS INCApr 28, 2026Apr 28, 20261
P1090695ILDRONE TRANSPORTATION INCSep 21, 2023Oct 9, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026