Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH4JN996041 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenOct 12, 2023
SD
Last seenAug 7, 2025
MT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH4JN996041
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
996041

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 · Oct 12, 2023 – Aug 7, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 7, 2025MTIII · Driver-only0TARN TARAN TRANSPORT INC 3630825CRP792/MB
Nov 9, 2024NDIII · Driver-only0TARN TARAN TRANSPORT INC 3630825CPU047/MB
Sep 19, 2024SDII · Walk-around1OOSTARN TARAN TRANSPORT INC 3630825CPU047/MB
Jun 5, 2024NDII · Walk-around7TARN TARAN TRANSPORT INC 3630825CPU047/MB
Jun 1, 2024NDI · Full3OOSTARN TARAN TRANSPORT INC 3630825CPU047/MB
Apr 23, 2024SDIII · Driver-only1TARN TARAN TRANSPORT INC 3630825CPU047/MB
Feb 20, 2024SDII · Walk-around0TARN TARAN LOGISTICS INC 3443478CPU047/MB
Feb 17, 2024NDIII · Driver-only0TARN TARAN TRANSPORT INC 3630825CPU047/MB
Oct 12, 2023SDIII · Driver-only0TARN TARAN TRANSPORT INC 3630825CPU047/MB
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TARN TARAN TRANSPORT INC3630825Oct 12, 2023Aug 7, 20258MB
TARN TARAN LOGISTICS INC3443478Feb 20, 2024Feb 20, 20241CA
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.
CRP792MBTARN TARAN TRANSPORT INCAug 7, 2025Aug 7, 20251
CPU047MBTARN TARAN TRANSPORT INCOct 12, 2023Nov 9, 20247
CPU047MBTARN TARAN LOGISTICS INCFeb 20, 2024Feb 20, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026