Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH5JN968944 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
20 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenJan 12, 2024
PA
Last seenSep 18, 2025
MI
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 20 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
4V4NC9EH5JN968944
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
Jul 5, 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
968944

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 · Jan 12, 2024 – Sep 18, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 18, 2025MIII · Walk-around3UNIVERSAL DEDICATED OF SMYRNA TN LLC 32210803684312/IN
Jan 27, 2025OHIII · Driver-only1CJ LOGISTICS TRANS LLC 3685851RC44071/MI
Dec 3, 2024OHIII · Driver-only0CJ LOGISTICS TRANS LLC 3685851RC44071/MI
Sep 6, 2024INI · Full2OOSLIGHTING TRUCKING INC 2924246TEMP/MI
Jan 12, 2024PAIII · Driver-only0OPTIROUTE LOGISTICS LLC 4121378BECH53/CO
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
UNIVERSAL DEDICATED OF SMYRNA TN LLC3221080Sep 18, 2025Sep 18, 20251MI
CJ LOGISTICS TRANS LLC3685851Dec 3, 2024Jan 27, 20252MI
LIGHTING TRUCKING INC2924246Sep 6, 2024Sep 6, 20241MI
OPTIROUTE LOGISTICS LLC4121378Jan 12, 2024Jan 12, 20241CO
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.
3684312INUNIVERSAL DEDICATED OF SMYRNA TN LLCSep 18, 2025Sep 18, 20251
RC44071MICJ LOGISTICS TRANS LLCDec 3, 2024Jan 27, 20252
TEMPMILIGHTING TRUCKING INCSep 6, 2024Sep 6, 20241
BECH53COOPTIROUTE LOGISTICS LLCJan 12, 2024Jan 12, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026