Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Volvo Truck VAH

4V5RC9EJ8FN185382 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenOct 30, 2023
MI
Last seenMay 9, 2025
PA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 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
4V5RC9EJ8FN185382
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VAH
Model year
2015
Body class
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab)
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
4V5

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
RC9EJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
185382

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 · 79 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VAH

Prefix basis · 79 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
2015

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
VOLVO TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
VAH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

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 30, 2023 – May 9, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 9, 2025PAIII · Driver-only1BULAVA LOGISTICS LLC 4306948779244/PA
Feb 22, 2024MIII · Walk-around8OOSDDL LOGISTICS LLC 3753878TEMP/PA
Feb 14, 2024MIIII · Driver-only3DDL LOGISTICS LLC 3753878TEMP/PA
Jan 24, 2024MIIII · Driver-only4DDL LOGISTICS LLC 3753878TEMP/PA
Jan 7, 2024PAII · Walk-around6DDL LOGISTICS LLC 3753878AH33248/PA
Oct 30, 2023MIII · Walk-around2DDL LOGISTICS LLC 3753878AH33248/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BULAVA LOGISTICS LLC4306948May 9, 2025May 9, 20251PA
DDL LOGISTICS LLC3753878Oct 30, 2023Feb 22, 20245PA
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.
779244PABULAVA LOGISTICS LLCMay 9, 2025May 9, 20251
TEMPPADDL LOGISTICS LLCJan 24, 2024Feb 22, 20243
AH33248PADDL LOGISTICS LLCOct 30, 2023Jan 7, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026