Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH2JN889487 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
38 mo
Inspections18
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 18
First seenJun 26, 2023
AL
Last seenAug 3, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 38 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH2JN889487
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 16, 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
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
889487

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
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 · Jun 26, 2023 – Aug 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 3, 2026TXII · Walk-around0ALMA ORALIA SOTO VILLARREAL 343709689ET1D/TA
Jul 18, 2026TXII · Walk-around2ALMA ORALIA SOTO VILLARREAL 343709689ET1D/MX
Jun 18, 2026TXI · Full1ALMA ORALIA SOTO VILLARREAL 343709689ET1D/MX
Jun 12, 2026TXI · Full1ALMA ORALIA SOTO VILLARREAL 343709689ET1D/MX
Jun 4, 2026TXI · Full0ALMA ORALIA SOTO VILLARREAL 343709689ET1D/MX
May 23, 2026TXII · Walk-around0ALMA ORALIA SOTO VILLARREAL 343709689ET1D/MX
Apr 16, 2026TXII · Walk-around1ALMA ORALIA SOTO VILLARREAL 343709689ET1D/MX
Apr 16, 2026TXII · Walk-around0RUBEN CARLOS TREVINO SANCHEZ 164968989ET1D/MX
Mar 30, 2026TXI · Full1ALMA ORALIA SOTO VILLARREAL 343709689ET1D/TA
Mar 30, 2026USI · Full7ALMA ORALIA SOTO VILLARREAL 343709689ET1D/MX
Mar 13, 2026TXI · Full2ALMA ORALIA SOTO VILLARREAL 343709689ET1D/MX
Mar 12, 2026USI · Full3ALMA ORALIA SOTO VILLARREAL 343709689ET1D/MX
Jan 28, 2026USI · Full4ALMA ORALIA SOTO VILLARREAL 343709689ET1D/MX
Nov 18, 2025TXI · Full7RS TRANSFER USA LLC 229874889ET1D/MX
Nov 11, 2025TXII · Walk-around4RS TRANSFER USA LLC 229874889ET1D/MX
Jul 31, 2024OHIII · Driver-only0RS TRANSFER USA LLC 2298748R342242/TX
Jul 13, 2024TXII · Walk-around1RS TRANSFER USA LLC 2298748R342242/TX
Jun 26, 2023ALIII · Driver-only0RS TRANSFER USA LLC 2298748R342242/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALMA ORALIA SOTO VILLARREAL3437096Jan 28, 2026Aug 3, 202612TA
RUBEN CARLOS TREVINO SANCHEZ1649689Apr 16, 2026Apr 16, 20261TA
RS TRANSFER USA LLC2298748Jun 26, 2023Nov 18, 20255TX
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.
89ET1DTA1ALMA ORALIA SOTO VILLARREALMar 30, 2026Aug 3, 20262
89ET1DMX1ALMA ORALIA SOTO VILLARREALJan 28, 2026Jul 18, 202610
89ET1DMXRUBEN CARLOS TREVINO SANCHEZApr 16, 2026Apr 16, 20261
89ET1DMXRS TRANSFER USA LLCNov 11, 2025Nov 18, 20252
R342242TXRS TRANSFER USA LLCJun 26, 2023Jul 31, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026