Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH1JN890369 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
33 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenAug 4, 2023
ID
Last seenMay 18, 2026
IN
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 33 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
4V4NC9EH1JN890369
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 28, 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
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
890369

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.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 4, 2023 – May 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 18, 2026INIII · Driver-only2—DISTO INC 4313715APPLIED/IL
Aug 3, 2025ARII · Walk-around3—SUN TRANS AUTO GROUP INC 3237283P1243300/AR
Dec 18, 2024NEIII · Driver-only1—SUN TRANS AUTO GROUP INC 3237283P 1243300/IL
Jan 3, 2024MIIII · Driver-only2—SUN TRANS AUTO GROUP INC 3237283P967289/IL
Sep 3, 2023MTIII · Driver-only0—CTS EXPRESS INC 1834233P967289/IL
Aug 4, 2023IDII · Walk-around1OOSCTS EXPRESS INC 1834233P967289/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DISTO INC4313715May 18, 2026May 18, 20261IL
SUN TRANS AUTO GROUP INC3237283Jan 3, 2024Aug 3, 20253IL
CTS EXPRESS INC1834233Aug 4, 2023Sep 3, 20232IL
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.
APPLIEDIL—DISTO INCMay 18, 2026 → May 18, 20261
P1243300AR—SUN TRANS AUTO GROUP INCAug 3, 2025 → Aug 3, 20251
P 1243300IL—SUN TRANS AUTO GROUP INCDec 18, 2024 → Dec 18, 20241
P967289IL—SUN TRANS AUTO GROUP INCJan 3, 2024 → Jan 3, 20241
P967289IL—CTS EXPRESS INCAug 4, 2023 → Sep 3, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026