Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH2JN893846 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
26 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 9
First seenOct 17, 2023
OR
Last seenDec 31, 2025
CO
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 26 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
4V4NC9EH2JN893846
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 21, 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
893846

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 · Oct 17, 2023 – Dec 31, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 31, 2025COII · Walk-around0ROAD TRANS INC 3246259AN2137/ID
Dec 24, 2025NMI · Full0ROAD TRANS INC 3246259AN2137/ID
Dec 16, 2025ARI · Full1ROAD TRANS INC 3246259AN2137/ID
Dec 8, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0ROAD TRANS INC 3246259AN2137/ID
Aug 5, 2025SDII · Walk-around0ROAD TRANS INC 3246259AN2137/ID
Dec 16, 2024KSII · Walk-around1ROAD STAR EXPRESS OF IDAHO LLC 3724800PRPAM7710/ID
Aug 29, 2024TXI · Full0ROAD STAR EXPRESS OF IDAHO LLC 3724800AM7710/ID
Mar 5, 2024PAI · Full1BILATO LLC 3953842P1209736/IL
Oct 17, 2023ORII · Walk-around4MCENROE LOGISTICS INC 3173051NONE/MI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ROAD TRANS INC3246259Aug 5, 2025Dec 31, 20255ID
ROAD STAR EXPRESS OF IDAHO LLC3724800Aug 29, 2024Dec 16, 20242ID
BILATO LLC3953842Mar 5, 2024Mar 5, 20241WI
MCENROE LOGISTICS INC3173051Oct 17, 2023Oct 17, 20231MI
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.
AN2137IDROAD TRANS INCAug 5, 2025Dec 31, 20255
PRPAM7710IDROAD STAR EXPRESS OF IDAHO LLCDec 16, 2024Dec 16, 20241
AM7710IDROAD STAR EXPRESS OF IDAHO LLCAug 29, 2024Aug 29, 20241
P1209736ILBILATO LLCMar 5, 2024Mar 5, 20241
NONEMIMCENROE LOGISTICS INCOct 17, 2023Oct 17, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026