Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH7JN893552 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under5
20 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenMay 13, 2024
WA
Last seenJan 15, 2026
NM
Inspected under 5 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
4V4NC9EH7JN893552
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
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
893552

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 13, 2024 – Jan 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 15, 2026NMII · Walk-around1FALCON FREIGHT LLC 3897704PWZ0690/OH
Sep 30, 2025CAIII · Driver-only2TOPSIDE TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC 3454521PWZ0690/OH
Dec 1, 2024AZIII · Driver-only1NADZ LOGISTICS INC 3717413PWZ0690/OH
Oct 8, 2024NMIII · Driver-only1ORM LOGISTICS LLC 4029912PWZ0690/OH
May 13, 2024WAIII · Driver-only0ARTWO LLC 3923610PWZ0690/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FALCON FREIGHT LLC3897704Jan 15, 2026Jan 15, 20261NV
TOPSIDE TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC3454521Sep 30, 2025Sep 30, 20251OH
NADZ LOGISTICS INC3717413Dec 1, 2024Dec 1, 20241IL
ORM LOGISTICS LLC4029912Oct 8, 2024Oct 8, 20241IL
ARTWO LLC3923610May 13, 2024May 13, 20241OH
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.
PWZ0690OHFALCON FREIGHT LLCJan 15, 2026Jan 15, 20261
PWZ0690OHTOPSIDE TRANSPORTATION GROUP INCSep 30, 2025Sep 30, 20251
PWZ0690OHNADZ LOGISTICS INCDec 1, 2024Dec 1, 20241
PWZ0690OHORM LOGISTICS LLCOct 8, 2024Oct 8, 20241
PWZ0690OHARTWO LLCMay 13, 2024May 13, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026