Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EGXJN893648 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 10
First seenOct 2, 2024
TX
Last seenMay 29, 2026
MS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 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
4V4NC9EGXJN893648
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 19, 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
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
893648

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.

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 · Oct 2, 2024 – May 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 29, 2026MSI · Full0LUCAS TRUCKING LLC 3810063R625115/TX
Dec 31, 2025TXII · Walk-around3OOSLUCAS TRUCKING LLC 3810063R625115/TX
Sep 19, 2025ILIII · Driver-only1LUCAS TRUCKING LLC 3810063R625115/TX
Sep 1, 2025ILII · Walk-around3LUCAS TRUCKING LLC 3810063R625115/TX
Jul 31, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0LUCAS TRUCKING LLC 3810063R625115/TX
May 27, 2025TXII · Walk-around1LUCAS TRUCKING LLC 3810063R625115/TX
May 26, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0LUCAS TRUCKING LLC 3810063R625115/TX
May 1, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0LUCAS TRUCKING LLC 3810063R625115/TX
Dec 9, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0HIGHLAND TRANSPORT DALLAS LLC 2293123R625115/TX
Oct 2, 2024TXII · Walk-around1HIGHLAND TRANSPORT DALLAS LLC 2293123R625115/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LUCAS TRUCKING LLC3810063May 1, 2025May 29, 20268NV
HIGHLAND TRANSPORT DALLAS LLC2293123Oct 2, 2024Dec 9, 20242TX
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.
R625115TXLUCAS TRUCKING LLCMay 1, 2025May 29, 20268
R625115TXHIGHLAND TRANSPORT DALLAS LLCOct 2, 2024Dec 9, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026