Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNR

4V4WB9EH5JN895579 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
4 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJun 14, 2023
AZ
Last seenOct 15, 2023
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 4 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
4V4WB9EH5JN895579
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNR
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
Aug 9, 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
WB9EH

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
895579

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 · 161 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNR

Prefix basis · 161 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
VNR

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 14, 2023 – Oct 15, 2023

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 15, 2023CAII · Walk-around0TRANSCO LEASING CO INC 594129YAIR792/OR
Aug 25, 2023CAII · Walk-around0ELITE FUELS TRANSPORTATION INC 1890625YAIR792/OR
Jun 14, 2023AZII · Walk-around540 TANK LINES LLC 3002275YAIR792/OR
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANSCO LEASING CO INC594129Oct 15, 2023Oct 15, 20231OR
ELITE FUELS TRANSPORTATION INC1890625Aug 25, 2023Aug 25, 20231CA
40 TANK LINES LLC3002275Jun 14, 2023Jun 14, 20231CA
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.
YAIR792ORTRANSCO LEASING CO INCOct 15, 2023Oct 15, 20231
YAIR792ORELITE FUELS TRANSPORTATION INCAug 25, 2023Aug 25, 20231
YAIR792OR40 TANK LINES LLCJun 14, 2023Jun 14, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026