Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH4JN998064 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
19 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenJun 23, 2024
IA
Last seenJan 30, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 19 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
4V4NC9EH4JN998064
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
998064

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 23, 2024 – Jan 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 30, 2026CAI · Full0PAVLO EXPRESS LLC 4389530ZP27333/CA
Jan 21, 2026ORIII · Driver-only0PAVLO EXPRESS LLC 4389530ZP27333/CA
Jan 16, 2026ORIII · Driver-only1OOSPAVLO EXPRESS LLC 4389530ZP27333/CA
Oct 3, 2025WAIII · Driver-only2OOSRIVER CITY TRANSPORT INC 1564592ZP27333/CA
Aug 13, 2025CAIII · Driver-only2OOSRIVER CITY TRANSPORT INC 1564592ZP27333/CA
Jun 23, 2024IAI · Full3FIRST TRANSPORTATION LLC 2611640P1249697/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PAVLO EXPRESS LLC4389530Jan 16, 2026Jan 30, 20263WA
RIVER CITY TRANSPORT INC1564592Aug 13, 2025Oct 3, 20252CA
FIRST TRANSPORTATION LLC2611640Jun 23, 2024Jun 23, 20241IL
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.
ZP27333CAPAVLO EXPRESS LLCJan 16, 2026Jan 30, 20263
ZP27333CARIVER CITY TRANSPORT INCAug 13, 2025Oct 3, 20252
P1249697ILFIRST TRANSPORTATION LLCJun 23, 2024Jun 23, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026