Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNM

4V4MC9EG3JN997104 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenAug 17, 2023
TX
Last seenJun 24, 2026
IL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
4V4MC9EG3JN997104
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNM
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
Jul 14, 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
MC9EG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
997104

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 · 154 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNM

Prefix basis · 154 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
VNM

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 17, 2023 – Jun 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 24, 2026ILIII · Driver-only1U TRUCKING INC 3866742P1357664/IL
Jun 24, 2026ILIII · Driver-only1U TRUCKING INC 3866742P1357664/IL
Apr 15, 2025TXII · Walk-around0FERGUSON FIRE AND FABRICATION INC 99779662816X/WI
Aug 17, 2023TXII · Walk-around0FERGUSON FIRE AND FABRICATION INC 99779662816X/WI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
U TRUCKING INC3866742Jun 24, 2026Jun 24, 20262IL
FERGUSON FIRE AND FABRICATION INC997796Aug 17, 2023Apr 15, 20252CA
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.
P1357664IL1U TRUCKING INCJun 24, 2026Jun 24, 20262
62816XWIFERGUSON FIRE AND FABRICATION INCAug 17, 2023Apr 15, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 14, 2026