Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH8JN992977 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under5
17 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 12
First seenDec 21, 2023
CA
Last seenMay 12, 2025
AR
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 17 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
4V4NC9EH8JN992977
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 16, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
992977

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 · Dec 21, 2023 – May 12, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 12, 2025ARIII · Driver-only0SARA TRANSPORTATION LLC 3709147YP57706/CA
Mar 18, 2025FLII · Walk-around11-9 TRANSPORTATION INC 3897372YP57706/CA
Mar 11, 2025LAIII · Driver-only01-9 TRANSPORTATION INC 3897372YP57706/CA
Oct 26, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0VALOR VISION TRANSPORTATION LLC 3499199YP57706/CA
Oct 21, 2024UTIII · Driver-only1VALOR VISION TRANSPORTATION LLC 3499199YP57706/CA
Sep 30, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0VALOR VISION TRANSPORTATION LLC 3499199YP57706/CA
Sep 19, 2024NMII · Walk-around0VALOR VISION TRANSPORTATION LLC 3499199YP57706/CA
Sep 2, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0VALOR VISION TRANSPORTATION LLC 3499199YP57706/CA
Feb 23, 2024CAII · Walk-around0PANTHER LLC 4122760YP57706/CA
Jan 23, 2024CAI · Full5OOSSOMA LOGISTIC LLC 3708632YP57706/CA
Jan 23, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0SOMA LOGISTIC LLC 3708632YP57706/CA
Dec 21, 2023CAIII · Driver-only1SOMA LOGISTIC LLC 3708632YP57706/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SARA TRANSPORTATION LLC3709147May 12, 2025May 12, 20251PA
1-9 TRANSPORTATION INC3897372Mar 11, 2025Mar 18, 20252OH
VALOR VISION TRANSPORTATION LLC3499199Sep 2, 2024Oct 26, 20245OH
PANTHER LLC4122760Feb 23, 2024Feb 23, 20241WA
SOMA LOGISTIC LLC3708632Dec 21, 2023Jan 23, 20243WA
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.
YP57706CASARA TRANSPORTATION LLCMay 12, 2025May 12, 20251
YP57706CA1-9 TRANSPORTATION INCMar 11, 2025Mar 18, 20252
YP57706CAVALOR VISION TRANSPORTATION LLCSep 2, 2024Oct 26, 20245
YP57706CAPANTHER LLCFeb 23, 2024Feb 23, 20241
YP57706CASOMA LOGISTIC LLCDec 21, 2023Jan 23, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026