Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EHXJN891181 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
26 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenOct 12, 2023
FL
Last seenDec 29, 2025
PA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 26 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EHXJN891181
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
891181

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 · Oct 12, 2023 – Dec 29, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 29, 2025PAIII · Driver-only1PREMIUM GROUP LOGISTICS INC 3819678P1252116/IL
Nov 17, 2025LAIII · Driver-only0PREMIUM GROUP LOGISTICS INC 3819678P1252116/IL
Sep 23, 2025NCII · Walk-around0EXPRESS AUTO HAULERS LLC 3082064P1252116/IL
Jun 9, 2025TXII · Walk-around0EXPRESS AUTO HAULERS LLC 3082064P1252116/IL
Jan 21, 2025INI · Full1AFT FREIGHT INC 3897667P1252116/IL
Dec 15, 2023NJI · Full0PREMIUM GROUP LOGISTICS INC 3819678P1219627/IL
Oct 12, 2023FLIII · Driver-only0ALL FREIGHT TRANSINC 2842894TEMP/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PREMIUM GROUP LOGISTICS INC3819678Dec 15, 2023Dec 29, 20253IL
EXPRESS AUTO HAULERS LLC3082064Jun 9, 2025Sep 23, 20252IL
AFT FREIGHT INC3897667Jan 21, 2025Jan 21, 20251IL
ALL FREIGHT TRANSINC2842894Oct 12, 2023Oct 12, 20231IL
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.
P1252116ILPREMIUM GROUP LOGISTICS INCNov 17, 2025Dec 29, 20252
P1252116ILEXPRESS AUTO HAULERS LLCJun 9, 2025Sep 23, 20252
P1252116ILAFT FREIGHT INCJan 21, 2025Jan 21, 20251
P1219627ILPREMIUM GROUP LOGISTICS INCDec 15, 2023Dec 15, 20231
TEMPILALL FREIGHT TRANSINCOct 12, 2023Oct 12, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026