Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH3JN895508 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
21 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenDec 19, 2023
OH
Last seenSep 25, 2025
IL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 21 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
4V4NC9EH3JN895508
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
Jul 5, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
895508

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 · Dec 19, 2023 – Sep 25, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 25, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0PETRA LOGISTICS LLC 40728503LT632/OK
Jul 27, 2025OKII · Walk-around0PETRA LOGISTICS LLC 40728503LT632/OK
Jan 7, 2025KYIII · Driver-only1PETRA LOGISTICS LLC 4072850PWZ2538/OH
Jul 6, 2024MSII · Walk-around1RH17 TRANSPORT LLC 3865101PWZ2538/OH
Dec 19, 2023OHIII · Driver-only0EXCLUSIVE 513 LLC 3495113PWZ2538/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PETRA LOGISTICS LLC4072850Jan 7, 2025Sep 25, 20253OK
RH17 TRANSPORT LLC3865101Jul 6, 2024Jul 6, 20241TX
EXCLUSIVE 513 LLC3495113Dec 19, 2023Dec 19, 20231OH
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.
3LT632OKPETRA LOGISTICS LLCJul 27, 2025Sep 25, 20252
PWZ2538OHPETRA LOGISTICS LLCJan 7, 2025Jan 7, 20251
PWZ2538OHRH17 TRANSPORT LLCJul 6, 2024Jul 6, 20241
PWZ2538OHEXCLUSIVE 513 LLCDec 19, 2023Dec 19, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026