Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH4JN887398 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
24 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenJun 18, 2024
TN
Last seenJun 27, 2026
NE
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 24 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
4V4NC9EH4JN887398
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 30, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
887398

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 18, 2024 – Jun 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 27, 2026NEIII · Driver-only0SOVA LINE INC 4333323P 1258205/IL
May 14, 2026TXII · Walk-around0R&R LOGISTICS INC 3398845P1258205/IL
Jul 29, 2025NYIII · Driver-only0R&R LOGISTICS INC 3398845P1258025/IL
Mar 25, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0R&R LOGISTICS INC 3398845P1258205/IL
Nov 5, 2024INIII · Driver-only2R&R LOGISTICS INC 3398845P1258205/IL
Jun 18, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0R&R LOGISTICS INC 3398845TEMP/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOVA LINE INC4333323Jun 27, 2026Jun 27, 20261IL
R&R LOGISTICS INC3398845Jun 18, 2024May 14, 20265IL
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.
P 1258205IL1SOVA LINE INCJun 27, 2026Jun 27, 20261
P1258205ILR&R LOGISTICS INCNov 5, 2024May 14, 20263
P1258025ILR&R LOGISTICS INCJul 29, 2025Jul 29, 20251
TEMPILR&R LOGISTICS INCJun 18, 2024Jun 18, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026