Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH5JN961329 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
29 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenMar 28, 2024
NC
Last seenAug 18, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 29 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
4V4NC9EH5JN961329
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
Jul 15, 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
961329

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 · Mar 28, 2024 – Aug 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 18, 2026TXII · Walk-around1PLATINUM 21 LOGISTICS LLC 28726341P09174/TX
Aug 16, 2026TXII · Walk-around6PLATINUM 21 LOGISTICS LLC 28726341P09174/TX
Aug 16, 2026TXII · Walk-around6PLATINUM 21 LOGISTICS LLC 28726341P09174/TX
Jun 18, 2026TXII · Walk-around2PLATINUM 21 LOGISTICS LLC 28726341P09174/TX
Mar 15, 2026TXII · Walk-around1PLATINUM 21 LOGISTICS LLC 28726341P09174/TX
Jan 30, 2025MTIII · Driver-only0INTERSTATE ONE INC 3132643P1264646/IL
Mar 28, 2024NCII · Walk-around0F2F TRANSPORT LLC 239699P1336HY/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PLATINUM 21 LOGISTICS LLC2872634Mar 15, 2026Aug 18, 20265TX
INTERSTATE ONE INC3132643Jan 30, 2025Jan 30, 20251IL
F2F TRANSPORT LLC239699Mar 28, 2024Mar 28, 20241TN
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.
1P09174TX1PLATINUM 21 LOGISTICS LLCMar 15, 2026Aug 18, 20265
P1264646ILINTERSTATE ONE INCJan 30, 2025Jan 30, 20251
P1336HYTNF2F TRANSPORT LLCMar 28, 2024Mar 28, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 15, 2026