Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH8JN992980 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
26 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenMay 17, 2024
TX
Last seenJul 29, 2026
TN
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH8JN992980
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 25, 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
992980

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · May 17, 2024 – Jul 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 29, 2026TNIII · Driver-only0BAROTOV INC 3621801AH85249/PA
Jul 3, 2026MDII · Walk-around1BAROTOV INC 3621801AH85249/PA
Jun 16, 2026TXII · Walk-around0BAROTOV INC 3621801AH85249/PA
Jun 14, 2026TNI · Full1BAROTOV INC 3621801AH85249/PA
May 19, 2026PAIII · Driver-only1BAROTOV INC 3621801AH85249/PA
May 19, 2026PAIII · Driver-only1BAROTOV INC 3621801AH85249/PA
Mar 20, 2025TNII · Walk-around1OOSBAROTOV INC 3621801AH27725/PA
Jul 10, 2024KYI · Full0BAROTOV INC 3621801AH27725/PA
May 17, 2024TXII · Walk-around0BAROTOV INC 3621801AH27725/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BAROTOV INC3621801May 17, 2024Jul 29, 20269PA
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.
AH85249PA1BAROTOV INCMay 19, 2026Jul 29, 20266
AH27725PABAROTOV INCMay 17, 2024Mar 20, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026