Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH9JN996665 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
18 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenNov 27, 2024
MT
Last seenMay 12, 2026
IL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 18 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
4V4NC9EH9JN996665
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
996665

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 · Nov 27, 2024 – May 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 12, 2026ILIII · Driver-only1COOPER TRANSPORTATION LLC 4053554P1344348/IL
Jan 8, 2026KYIII · Driver-only0NUC EXPRESS INC 2838225P 1311266/IL
Sep 3, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0MLC CARRIER INC 2728272P1311266/IL
Jul 24, 2025SDII · Walk-around4OOSMLC CARRIER INC 2728272P1311266/IL
May 24, 2025GAIII · Driver-only0MLC CARRIER INC 2728272P1252454/IL
May 23, 2025SCIII · Driver-only1MLC CARRIER INC 2728272P1252454/IL
Mar 11, 2025MEII · Walk-around0MLC CARRIER INC 2728272P1188641/IL
Dec 9, 2024WIII · Walk-around2MLC CARRIER INC 2728272P1188641/IL
Nov 27, 2024MTII · Walk-around1MLC CARRIER INC 2728272P1188641/NM
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
COOPER TRANSPORTATION LLC4053554May 12, 2026May 12, 20261IL
NUC EXPRESS INC2838225Jan 8, 2026Jan 8, 20261IL
MLC CARRIER INC2728272Nov 27, 2024Sep 3, 20257IL
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.
P1344348ILCOOPER TRANSPORTATION LLCMay 12, 2026May 12, 20261
P 1311266ILNUC EXPRESS INCJan 8, 2026Jan 8, 20261
P1311266ILMLC CARRIER INCJul 24, 2025Sep 3, 20252
P1252454ILMLC CARRIER INCMay 23, 2025May 24, 20252
P1188641ILMLC CARRIER INCDec 9, 2024Mar 11, 20252
P1188641NMMLC CARRIER INCNov 27, 2024Nov 27, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026