Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH9JN894802 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenJul 6, 2023
OK
Last seenDec 3, 2025
NM
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
4V4NC9EH9JN894802
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 18, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
894802

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 6, 2023 – Dec 3, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 3, 2025NMII · Walk-around2OOSUNITED TRANS SERVICE INC 3159835P1098690/IL
Apr 30, 2025CAI · Full4MJ EXPRESS LINES INC 2595863P1098690/IL
Feb 18, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1MJ EXPRESS LINES INC 2595863P1098690/IL
Jun 14, 2024NMIII · Driver-only1MJ EXPRESS LINES INC 2595863P1098690/IL
Jun 11, 2024CAII · Walk-around2MJ EXPRESS LINES INC 2595863P1098690/IL
Jun 10, 2024CAI · Full2MJ EXPRESS LINES INC 2595863P1098690/IL
Mar 31, 2024AZII · Walk-around2MJ EXPRESS LINES INC 2595863P1098690/IL
Mar 12, 2024AZIII · Driver-only3MJ EXPRESS LINES INC 2595863P1098690/IL
Aug 5, 2023NMII · Walk-around1OOSMJ EXPRESS LINES INC 2595863P1098690/IL
Jul 6, 2023OKII · Walk-around2MJ EXPRESS LINES INC 2595863P1098690/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
UNITED TRANS SERVICE INC3159835Dec 3, 2025Dec 3, 20251IN
MJ EXPRESS LINES INC2595863Jul 6, 2023Apr 30, 20259IL
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.
P1098690ILUNITED TRANS SERVICE INCDec 3, 2025Dec 3, 20251
P1098690ILMJ EXPRESS LINES INCJul 6, 2023Apr 30, 20259
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026