Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9TH2JN989785 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 10
First seenAug 27, 2024
LA
Last seenJun 4, 2026
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 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
4V4NC9TH2JN989785
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
NC9TH

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
989785

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 · 1,914 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 1,914 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 · Aug 27, 2024 – Jun 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 4, 2026TNIII · Driver-only1SKYHAWK EXPRESS INC 2490984W3228HY/TN
Nov 13, 2025KYI · Full9OOSBARON EXPRESS INC 2579107TEMP/TN
Nov 4, 2025MSII · Walk-around16OOSBARON EXPRESS INC 2579107NA/TN
Oct 28, 2025COIII · Driver-only10BARON EXPRESS INC 2579107V5565HY/TN
Oct 27, 2025NMII · Walk-around3BARON EXPRESS INC 2579107V5565HY/TN
Sep 12, 2025ARIII · Driver-only3BARON EXPRESS INC 2579107V5565HY/TN
Jun 15, 2025IAII · Walk-around8OOSBARON EXPRESS INC 2579107V5565HY/TN
Jun 12, 2025MTII · Walk-around1OOSBARON EXPRESS INC 2579107V5565HY/TN
Jun 4, 2025TNI · Full5OOSBARON EXPRESS INC 2579107V5565KY/TN
Aug 27, 2024LAIII · Driver-only3BARON EXPRESS INC 2579107VIN9785/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SKYHAWK EXPRESS INC2490984Jun 4, 2026Jun 4, 20261TN
BARON EXPRESS INC2579107Aug 27, 2024Nov 13, 20259TN
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.
W3228HYTNSKYHAWK EXPRESS INCJun 4, 2026Jun 4, 20261
TEMPTNBARON EXPRESS INCNov 13, 2025Nov 13, 20251
NATNBARON EXPRESS INCNov 4, 2025Nov 4, 20251
V5565HYTNBARON EXPRESS INCJun 12, 2025Oct 28, 20255
V5565KYTNBARON EXPRESS INCJun 4, 2025Jun 4, 20251
VIN9785TNBARON EXPRESS INCAug 27, 2024Aug 27, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026