Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH5JN896045 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
35 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenJun 30, 2023
IL
Last seenMay 27, 2026
MI
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 35 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
4V4NC9EH5JN896045
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 21, 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
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
896045

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 · Jun 30, 2023 – May 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 27, 2026MIII · Walk-around1LM BRANDON XPRESS INC 4230143DF90CN/FL
Mar 13, 2025FLIII · Driver-only0KAVKAZ EXPRESS LLC 2523965P1245930/IL
Mar 11, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0KAVKAZ EXPRESS LLC 2523965P1245930/IL
Feb 13, 2024MTIII · Driver-only0GLOBAL TRANSPORTATION LLC 2439316P1087317/IL
Nov 18, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0GLOBAL TRANSPORTATION LLC 2439316P1087317/IL
Sep 26, 2023KYI · Full0GLOBAL TRANSPORTATION LLC 2439316P1087317/IL
Jun 30, 2023ILII · Walk-around0FREDERICK GRADY 2639316P1087317/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LM BRANDON XPRESS INC4230143May 27, 2026May 27, 20261FL
KAVKAZ EXPRESS LLC2523965Mar 11, 2025Mar 13, 20252IL
GLOBAL TRANSPORTATION LLC2439316Sep 26, 2023Feb 13, 20243CO
FREDERICK GRADY2639316Jun 30, 2023Jun 30, 20231NC
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.
DF90CNFLLM BRANDON XPRESS INCMay 27, 2026May 27, 20261
P1245930ILKAVKAZ EXPRESS LLCMar 11, 2025Mar 13, 20252
P1087317ILGLOBAL TRANSPORTATION LLCSep 26, 2023Feb 13, 20243
P1087317ILFREDERICK GRADYJun 30, 2023Jun 30, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026