Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH6JN896894 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenSep 13, 2023
KY
Last seenJan 18, 2026
IA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
4V4NC9EH6JN896894
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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
896894

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 13, 2023 – Jan 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 18, 2026IAII · Walk-around3OOSLIFEGUARD TRANS INC 3444430P1319214/IL
Jan 15, 2026INIII · Driver-only1—LIFEGUARD TRANS INC 3444430P1319214/IL
Aug 30, 2025TXII · Walk-around2—LIFEGUARD TRANS INC 3444430SPG534089/IL
Aug 2, 2025IAII · Walk-around8—LIFEGUARD TRANS INC 3444430NONE/IL
May 30, 2025IAIII · Driver-only3OOSDD FREIGHT EXPRESS INC 3111504P1150572/IL
Feb 8, 2025UTIII · Driver-only0—DD FREIGHT EXPRESS INC 3111504P1155735/IL
Jun 3, 2024TNI · Full1OOSDD FREIGHT EXPRESS INC 3111504P1155735/IL
Sep 13, 2023KYIII · Driver-only2—DD FREIGHT EXPRESS INC 3111504P 1155735/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LIFEGUARD TRANS INC3444430Aug 2, 2025Jan 18, 20264IL
DD FREIGHT EXPRESS INC3111504Sep 13, 2023May 30, 20254IL
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.
P1319214IL—LIFEGUARD TRANS INCJan 15, 2026 → Jan 18, 20262
SPG534089IL—LIFEGUARD TRANS INCAug 30, 2025 → Aug 30, 20251
NONEIL—LIFEGUARD TRANS INCAug 2, 2025 → Aug 2, 20251
P1150572IL—DD FREIGHT EXPRESS INCMay 30, 2025 → May 30, 20251
P1155735IL—DD FREIGHT EXPRESS INCJun 3, 2024 → Feb 8, 20252
P 1155735IL—DD FREIGHT EXPRESS INCSep 13, 2023 → Sep 13, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026