Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EG2JN893420 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenDec 14, 2023
NC
Last seenNov 5, 2026
FL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EG2JN893420
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
Aug 9, 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
NC9EG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
893420

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 · 2,868 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 2,868 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.

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 · Dec 14, 2023 – Nov 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 5, 2026FLII · Walk-around3OOSMADISON METALS 640695FRTV68/FL
Sep 28, 2026FLIII · Driver-only0—MADISON METALS 640695FRTV68/FL
Jan 7, 2026FLII · Walk-around2—MADISON METALS 640695FRTV68/FL
Dec 26, 2023NCI · Full0—N G PURVIS FARMS INC 3668742688846/IN
Dec 14, 2023NCIII · Driver-only1—N G PURVIS FARMS INC 3668742688846/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MADISON METALS640695Jan 7, 2026Nov 5, 20263FL
N G PURVIS FARMS INC366874Dec 14, 2023Dec 26, 20232NC
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.
FRTV68FL1MADISON METALSJan 7, 2026 → Nov 5, 20263
2688846IN—N G PURVIS FARMS INCDec 14, 2023 → Dec 26, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026