Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH1FN189984 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections17
all-time
OOS inspections7
of 17
First seenMar 8, 2024
OR
Last seenJun 7, 2026
NM
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 27 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
4V4NC9EH1FN189984
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2015
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 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
NC9EH

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
189984

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 · 51,900 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 51,900 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
2015

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 · Mar 8, 2024 – Jun 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 7, 2026NMII · Walk-around0ATH TRANSPORTATION INC 4298410XP70518/CA
Jun 7, 2026NMII · Walk-around0ATH TRANSPORTATION INC 4298410XP70518/CA
May 11, 2026TXII · Walk-around4ATH TRANSPORTATION INC 4298410XP70518/CA
Sep 9, 2025CAII · Walk-around2OOSJAP TRANS CARRIERS INC 3507400XP70518/CA
Aug 23, 2025CAII · Walk-around2OOSJAP TRANS CARRIERS INC 3507400XP70518/CA
Jul 24, 2025TXII · Walk-around2JAP TRANS CARRIERS INC 3507400XP70518/CA
Jun 18, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0JAP TRANS CARRIERS INC 3507400XP70518/CA
Apr 28, 2025WAII · Walk-around4OOSJAP TRANS CARRIERS INC 3507400XP70515/CA
Mar 2, 2025TXII · Walk-around7JAP TRANS CARRIERS INC 3507400XP70518/CA
Dec 13, 2024WAIII · Driver-only1JAP TRANS CARRIERS INC 3507400XP70518/CA
Dec 12, 2024CAI · Full0JAP TRANS CARRIERS INC 3507400XP70518/CA
Oct 13, 2024TXII · Walk-around2ACE 1 EXPRESS INC 3258367XP70518/CA
Sep 23, 2024ORII · Walk-around2OOSACE 1 EXPRESS INC 3258367XP70518CA/CA
Aug 14, 2024ORII · Walk-around8OOSACE 1 EXPRESS INC 3258367XP70518/CA
Aug 1, 2024ORII · Walk-around3ACE 1 EXPRESS INC 3258367XP70518/CA
Jun 3, 2024WAII · Walk-around14OOSACE 1 EXPRESS INC 3258367XP70518/CA
Mar 8, 2024ORII · Walk-around6OOSACE 1 EXPRESS INC 3258367XP70518/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ATH TRANSPORTATION INC4298410May 11, 2026Jun 7, 20263TX
JAP TRANS CARRIERS INC3507400Dec 12, 2024Sep 9, 20258CA
ACE 1 EXPRESS INC3258367Mar 8, 2024Oct 13, 20246TX
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.
XP70518CA1ATH TRANSPORTATION INCMay 11, 2026Jun 7, 20263
XP70518CAJAP TRANS CARRIERS INCDec 12, 2024Sep 9, 20257
XP70515CAJAP TRANS CARRIERS INCApr 28, 2025Apr 28, 20251
XP70518CAACE 1 EXPRESS INCMar 8, 2024Oct 13, 20245
XP70518CACAACE 1 EXPRESS INCSep 23, 2024Sep 23, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026