Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH4JN889409 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenNov 18, 2023
IA
Last seenJan 8, 2026
LA
Inspected under 2 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
4V4NC9EH4JN889409
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
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
889409

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 · Nov 18, 2023 – Jan 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 8, 2026LAIII · Driver-only2EDIC TRANSPORT INC 4444565XD205V/FL
Jul 15, 2025LAIII · Driver-only1FOX FREIGHT INC 2377196XD205V/FL
Mar 25, 2025MSIII · Driver-only2FOX FREIGHT INC 2377196XA131C/FL
Feb 18, 2025TXII · Walk-around3FOX FREIGHT INC 2377196XA131C/FL
Sep 19, 2024NMII · Walk-around1OOSFOX FREIGHT INC 2377196XA131C/FL
Nov 27, 2023LAIII · Driver-only1FOX FREIGHT INC 2377196P1081124/IL
Nov 18, 2023IAIII · Driver-only1FOX FREIGHT INC 2377196P1081124/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EDIC TRANSPORT INC4444565Jan 8, 2026Jan 8, 20261FL
FOX FREIGHT INC2377196Nov 18, 2023Jul 15, 20256IL
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
XD205VFLEDIC TRANSPORT INCJan 8, 2026Jan 8, 20261
XD205VFLFOX FREIGHT INCJul 15, 2025Jul 15, 20251
XA131CFLFOX FREIGHT INCSep 19, 2024Mar 25, 20253
P1081124ILFOX FREIGHT INCNov 18, 2023Nov 27, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026