Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH6JN995621 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
20 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenJul 20, 2024
IL
Last seenMar 31, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH6JN995621
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
995621

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 · Jul 20, 2024 – Mar 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 31, 2026CAII · Walk-around0ALTEX TRANSPORTATION INC 1277903P1259043/IL
Jan 25, 2026CAII · Walk-around0ALTEX TRANSPORTATION INC 1277903P1259043/IL
Sep 29, 2025CAI · Full2ALTEX TRANSPORTATION INC 1277903P1259043/IL
Jul 6, 2025NMII · Walk-around1ALTEX TRANSPORTATION INC 1277903P1259043/IL
Jul 5, 2025KSIII · Driver-only0ALTEX TRANSPORTATION INC 1277903P1259043/IL
Sep 16, 2024CAI · Full0ALTEX TRANSPORTATION INC 1277903P1259043/IL
Aug 17, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0ALTEX TRANSPORTATION INC 1277903TEMP/IL
Jul 20, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0ALTEX TRANSPORTATION INC 1277903SPG927087/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALTEX TRANSPORTATION INC1277903Jul 20, 2024Mar 31, 20268IL
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.
P1259043ILALTEX TRANSPORTATION INCSep 16, 2024Mar 31, 20266
TEMPILALTEX TRANSPORTATION INCAug 17, 2024Aug 17, 20241
SPG927087ILALTEX TRANSPORTATION INCJul 20, 2024Jul 20, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026