Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH3JN885741 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
28 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 11
First seenJan 11, 2024
SD
Last seenMay 15, 2026
GA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 28 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
4V4NC9EH3JN885741
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 17, 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
NC9EH

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
885741

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 · 51,900 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 51,900 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 · Jan 11, 2024 – May 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 15, 2026GAIII · Driver-only2VDV ROYAL TRANS INC 3105463P1333879/IL
Mar 19, 2026FLIII · Driver-only1VDV ROYAL TRANS INC 3105463P1335292/IL
Nov 26, 2025UTI · Full11OOSMOLDSURS INC 3440478TEMP TAG/IL
Nov 20, 2025KSIII · Driver-only0MOLDSURS INC 3440478TCI549048/IL
Jul 28, 2025WAII · Walk-around0G V TRANSPORTATION INC 2518047RP23335/WA
Jul 17, 2025WAIII · Driver-only1G V TRANSPORTATION INC 2518047RP23335/WA
Oct 18, 2024MTI · Full0G V TRANSPORTATION INC 251804769735RP/WA
May 30, 2024NDIII · Driver-only0G V TRANSPORTATION INC 251804769735RP/WA
Feb 28, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0MOLDSTAR LLC 255352969735RP/WA
Feb 10, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0MOLDSTAR LLC 255352969735RP/WA
Jan 11, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0MOLDSTAR LLC 255352969735RP/WA
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VDV ROYAL TRANS INC3105463Mar 19, 2026May 15, 20262IL
MOLDSURS INC3440478Nov 20, 2025Nov 26, 20252IL
G V TRANSPORTATION INC2518047May 30, 2024Jul 28, 20254WA
MOLDSTAR LLC2553529Jan 11, 2024Feb 28, 20243IL
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
P1333879ILVDV ROYAL TRANS INCMay 15, 2026May 15, 20261
P1335292ILVDV ROYAL TRANS INCMar 19, 2026Mar 19, 20261
TEMP TAGILMOLDSURS INCNov 26, 2025Nov 26, 20251
TCI549048ILMOLDSURS INCNov 20, 2025Nov 20, 20251
RP23335WAG V TRANSPORTATION INCJul 17, 2025Jul 28, 20252
69735RPWAG V TRANSPORTATION INCMay 30, 2024Oct 18, 20242
69735RPWAMOLDSTAR LLCJan 11, 2024Feb 28, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026