Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNM

4V4MC9EG7JN884692 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 6
First seenMay 7, 2024
TX
Last seenJun 27, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 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
4V4MC9EG7JN884692
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNM
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
Jul 4, 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
MC9EG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
884692

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 · 154 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNM

Prefix basis · 154 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
VNM

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · May 7, 2024 – Jun 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 27, 2026TXII · Walk-around5OOSDARS TRANSPORTATION LLC 40329171N98481/TX
Feb 4, 2026TXII · Walk-around5OOSDARS TRANSPORTATION LLC 40329171N98481/TX
Dec 31, 2025TXII · Walk-around7OOSDARS TRANSPORTATION LLC 40329171N59230/TX
Nov 8, 2024TXI · Full1AZR EXPRESS LLC 42009201N59230/TX
Oct 1, 2024TXII · Walk-around5OOSAZR EXPRESS LLC 42009201N59230/TX
May 7, 2024TXII · Walk-around1AZR EXPRESS LLC 42009205347A28/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DARS TRANSPORTATION LLC4032917Dec 31, 2025Jun 27, 20263TX
AZR EXPRESS LLC4200920May 7, 2024Nov 8, 20243TX
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.
1N98481TX1DARS TRANSPORTATION LLCFeb 4, 2026Jun 27, 20262
1N59230TXDARS TRANSPORTATION LLCDec 31, 2025Dec 31, 20251
1N59230TXAZR EXPRESS LLCOct 1, 2024Nov 8, 20242
5347A28TXAZR EXPRESS LLCMay 7, 2024May 7, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 4, 2026