Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH4JN889801 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
30 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 10
First seenMar 27, 2024
CA
Last seenSep 17, 2026
CA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 30 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH4JN889801
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
889801

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.

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 · Mar 27, 2024 – Sep 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 17, 2026CAII · Walk-around0—PAV 97 EXPRESS LLC 4340825ZP36868/CA
Jun 12, 2026CAII · Walk-around0—SKYHUB EXPRESS LLC 3818267ZP36868/CA
Jun 8, 2026CAII · Walk-around0—SKYHUB EXPRESS LLC 3818267ZP36868/CA
Jan 13, 2026ORI · Full0—SKYHUB EXPRESS LLC 3818267ZP36868/CA
Dec 15, 2025WAII · Walk-around4—SKYHUB EXPRESS LLC 3818267ZP36868/CA
Jun 24, 2025CAII · Walk-around0—VB TRANSPORTATION LLC 3796325ZP36868/CA
May 28, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSVB TRANSPORTATION LLC 3796325ZP36868/CA
Jun 5, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0—WESTTEX TRANSPORTATION CO 767131YP30172/CA
Apr 5, 2024NMII · Walk-around0—WESTTEX TRANSPORTATION CO 767131YP30172/CA
Mar 27, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1—WESTTEX TRANSPORTATION CO 767131YP30172/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PAV 97 EXPRESS LLC4340825Sep 17, 2026Sep 17, 20261CA
SKYHUB EXPRESS LLC3818267Dec 15, 2025Jun 12, 20264MO
VB TRANSPORTATION LLC3796325May 28, 2025Jun 24, 20252WA
WESTTEX TRANSPORTATION CO767131Mar 27, 2024Jun 5, 20243CA
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.
ZP36868CA1PAV 97 EXPRESS LLCSep 17, 2026 → Sep 17, 20261
ZP36868CA1SKYHUB EXPRESS LLCDec 15, 2025 → Jun 12, 20264
ZP36868CA—VB TRANSPORTATION LLCMay 28, 2025 → Jun 24, 20252
YP30172CA—WESTTEX TRANSPORTATION COMar 27, 2024 → Jun 5, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026