Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH7JN886388 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
13 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenNov 10, 2023
NC
Last seenDec 21, 2024
NC
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH7JN886388
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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
886388

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 · Nov 10, 2023 – Dec 21, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 21, 2024NCII · Walk-around1OOSCHAAPAR EXPRESS LLC 4050978R649468/TX
Dec 17, 2024MOIII · Driver-only0CHAAPAR EXPRESS LLC 4050978R709485/TX
Dec 4, 2024GAIII · Driver-only0CHAAPAR EXPRESS LLC 4050978R709485/TX
Aug 15, 2024MAIII · Driver-only0CHAAPAR EXPRESS LLC 4050978R709485/TX
Mar 18, 2024UTIII · Driver-only1CHAAPAR EXPRESS LLC 4050978R649468/TX
Feb 16, 2024WYII · Walk-around2OOSCHAAPAR EXPRESS LLC 4050978R649468/TX
Jan 25, 2024ARI · Full3CHAAPAR EXPRESS LLC 4050978R649468/TX
Nov 10, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0CHAAPAR EXPRESS LLC 4050978R649468/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CHAAPAR EXPRESS LLC4050978Nov 10, 2023Dec 21, 20248TX
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.
R649468TXCHAAPAR EXPRESS LLCNov 10, 2023Dec 21, 20245
R709485TXCHAAPAR EXPRESS LLCAug 15, 2024Dec 17, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026