Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH9JN984208 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 10
First seenJan 5, 2024
OH
Last seenJul 13, 2026
PA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH9JN984208
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
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
984208

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.

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 · Jan 5, 2024 – Jul 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 13, 2026PAIII · Driver-only6OOSPKC TRANSPORT LLC 3741954AH58639/PA
Jul 13, 2026PAIII · Driver-only6OOSPKC TRANSPORT LLC 3741954AH58639/PA
Jul 13, 2026PAIII · Driver-only6OOSPKC TRANSPORT LLC 3741954AH58639/PA
Jun 27, 2025CTI · Full13OOSPKC TRANSPORT LLC 3741954AH58639/PA
Apr 30, 2025PAII · Walk-around4—PKC TRANSPORT LLC 3741954AH58639/PA
Mar 6, 2025NYIII · Driver-only9—PKC TRANSPORT LLC 3741954AH58639/PA
Jan 23, 2025NYII · Walk-around4—PKC TRANSPORT LLC 3741954AH58639/PA
Feb 28, 2024KYI · Full3OOSALG TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 373568622244PF/NY
Jan 29, 2024VTII · Walk-around1—ALG TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 373568622244PF/NY
Jan 5, 2024OHIII · Driver-only1—ALG TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 373568622244PF/NY
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PKC TRANSPORT LLC3741954Jan 23, 2025Jul 13, 20267PA
ALG TRANSPORT GROUP LLC3735686Jan 5, 2024Feb 28, 20243NY
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.
AH58639PA1PKC TRANSPORT LLCJan 23, 2025 → Jul 13, 20267
22244PFNY—ALG TRANSPORT GROUP LLCJan 5, 2024 → Feb 28, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026