Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9TH6JN889821 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections15
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 15
First seenJun 13, 2024
AR
Last seenMay 20, 2026
AZ
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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
4V4NC9TH6JN889821
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 14, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
889821

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 · Jun 13, 2024 – May 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 20, 2026AZIII · Driver-only0PACIFIC RUNNERS TRANSPORT INC 4317820ZP68794/CA
May 19, 2026CAI · Full0PACIFIC RUNNERS TRANSPORT INC 4317820ZP68794/CA
May 9, 2026CAI · Full5PACIFIC RUNNERS TRANSPORT INC 4317820ZP68794/CZ
Dec 27, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1PACIFIC RUNNERS TRANSPORT INC 4317820ZP68794/CA
Oct 9, 2025LAIII · Driver-only2PACIFIC RUNNERS TRANSPORT INC 4317820ZP68794/CA
Aug 18, 2025TXII · Walk-around9OOSPACIFIC RUNNERS TRANSPORT INC 4317820ZP68794/CA
Jun 19, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0VM GLOBAL TRANSPORT LLC 2529904ZP21982/CA
May 31, 2025NEIII · Driver-only0VM GLOBAL TRANSPORT LLC 2529904ZP21982/CA
May 17, 2025AZII · Walk-around8VM GLOBAL TRANSPORT LLC 2529904ZP21982/CA
Apr 5, 2025NMII · Walk-around0VM GLOBAL TRANSPORT LLC 2529904ZP21982/CA
Dec 16, 2024INII · Walk-around3VM GLOBAL TRANSPORT LLC 2529904ZP21982/CA
Dec 9, 2024CAII · Walk-around5OOSVM GLOBAL TRANSPORT LLC 2529904ZP21982/CA
Oct 12, 2024CAI · Full2VM GLOBAL TRANSPORT LLC 2529904ZP21982/CA
Aug 22, 2024INIII · Driver-only2VM GLOBAL TRANSPORT LLC 2529904ZP21982/CA
Jun 13, 2024ARII · Walk-around5VM GLOBAL TRANSPORT LLC 2529904ZP21982/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PACIFIC RUNNERS TRANSPORT INC4317820Aug 18, 2025May 20, 20266CA
VM GLOBAL TRANSPORT LLC2529904Jun 13, 2024Jun 19, 20259CA
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.
ZP68794CAPACIFIC RUNNERS TRANSPORT INCAug 18, 2025May 20, 20265
ZP68794CZPACIFIC RUNNERS TRANSPORT INCMay 9, 2026May 9, 20261
ZP21982CAVM GLOBAL TRANSPORT LLCJun 13, 2024Jun 19, 20259
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026