Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH5JN885773 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
23 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenMay 27, 2024
NM
Last seenApr 30, 2026
CA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 23 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
4V4NC9EH5JN885773
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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
885773

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 · May 27, 2024 – Apr 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 30, 2026CAII · Walk-around1CONNECTING FREIGHTS INC 3538408YP63734/CA
Apr 3, 2026LAIII · Driver-only3CONNECTING FREIGHTS INC 3538408YP63734/CA
Nov 29, 2025UTIII · Driver-only1KOLESNIKOV TRUCKING INC 2884674YP63734/CA
Oct 13, 2025UTII · Walk-around3OOSKOLESNIKOV TRUCKING INC 2884674YP63734/CA
Sep 22, 2025COIII · Driver-only1DELTRANS GROUP INC 3400465YP63734/CA
Aug 6, 2025CAIII · Driver-only3KOLESNIKOV TRUCKING INC 2884674YP63734/CA
Mar 12, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0DELTRANS GROUP INC 3400465YP63734/CA
Feb 16, 2025NEIII · Driver-only4DELTRANS GROUP INC 3400465YP63734/CA
May 27, 2024NMI · Full0SVB EXPRESS INC 2148443YP63734/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CONNECTING FREIGHTS INC3538408Apr 3, 2026Apr 30, 20262CA
KOLESNIKOV TRUCKING INC2884674Aug 6, 2025Nov 29, 20253CA
DELTRANS GROUP INC3400465Feb 16, 2025Sep 22, 20253IL
SVB EXPRESS INC2148443May 27, 2024May 27, 20241CA
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.
YP63734CACONNECTING FREIGHTS INCApr 3, 2026Apr 30, 20262
YP63734CAKOLESNIKOV TRUCKING INCAug 6, 2025Nov 29, 20253
YP63734CADELTRANS GROUP INCFeb 16, 2025Sep 22, 20253
YP63734CASVB EXPRESS INCMay 27, 2024May 27, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026