Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH4JN889054 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenFeb 2, 2024
WA
Last seenJun 1, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
4V4NC9EH4JN889054
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
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
889054

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 · Feb 2, 2024 – Jun 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 1, 2026CAII · Walk-around2OOSSMOKING WHEELS INC 2987946P1275511/IL
Apr 15, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only1SMOKING WHEELS INC 29879461275511/IL
Apr 16, 2025COIII · Driver-only1SMOKING WHEELS INC 2987946P1275511/IL
Mar 6, 2025MOII · Walk-around3OOSSMOKING WHEELS INC 2987946P1275511/IL
Feb 27, 2024MTIII · Driver-only2RESERVE TRUCK LINES LTD CO 3175112P1182307/IL
Feb 2, 2024WAII · Walk-around2OOSRESERVE TRUCK LINES LTD CO 3175112P1182307/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SMOKING WHEELS INC2987946Mar 6, 2025Jun 1, 20264IL
RESERVE TRUCK LINES LTD CO3175112Feb 2, 2024Feb 27, 20242IA
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.
P1275511ILSMOKING WHEELS INCMar 6, 2025Jun 1, 20263
1275511ILSMOKING WHEELS INCApr 15, 2026Apr 15, 20261
P1182307ILRESERVE TRUCK LINES LTD COFeb 2, 2024Feb 27, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026