Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9TH3JN989844 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 10
First seenSep 19, 2023
IN
Last seenDec 1, 2025
NE
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 27 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
4V4NC9TH3JN989844
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 19, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
989844

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 · Sep 19, 2023 – Dec 1, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 1, 2025NEIII · Driver-only1YOWA SD LLC 3831905R566407/TX
Oct 30, 2025TXII · Walk-around3OOSYOWA SD LLC 3831905R566407/TX
Oct 2, 2025TXII · Walk-around0YOWA SD LLC 3831905R566407/TX
Sep 24, 2025UTI · Full12OOSYOWA SD LLC 3831905R566407/TX
Jun 3, 2025ARIII · Driver-only1YOWA SD LLC 3831905R566407/TX
Feb 25, 2025COI · Full6OOSEDGARS DELIVERY LLC 3461114R566407/TX
May 15, 2024MTII · Walk-around1EDGARS DELIVERY LLC 3461114R566407/TX
Apr 22, 2024WAII · Walk-around3OOSEDGARS DELIVERY LLC 3461114R566407/TX
Dec 5, 2023ARIII · Driver-only4ALLSTATE CARRIERS LLC 2057864R566407/TX
Sep 19, 2023INIII · Driver-only3ALLSTATE CARRIERS LLC 2057864R566407/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
YOWA SD LLC3831905Jun 3, 2025Dec 1, 20255TX
EDGARS DELIVERY LLC3461114Apr 22, 2024Feb 25, 20253PA
ALLSTATE CARRIERS LLC2057864Sep 19, 2023Dec 5, 20232TX
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.
R566407TXYOWA SD LLCJun 3, 2025Dec 1, 20255
R566407TXEDGARS DELIVERY LLCApr 22, 2024Feb 25, 20253
R566407TXALLSTATE CARRIERS LLCSep 19, 2023Dec 5, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026