Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH5JN984190 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
9 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenJan 16, 2024
MT
Last seenOct 10, 2024
OR
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 9 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
4V4NC9EH5JN984190
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 28, 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
984190

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 16, 2024 – Oct 10, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 10, 2024ORIII · Driver-only1OOSZAK TRANSPORTATION LLC 3589984PWY9924/OH
Aug 14, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1ZAK TRANSPORTATION LLC 3589984PWY9924/OH
Jul 9, 2024ORIII · Driver-only0ZAK TRANSPORTATION LLC 3589984PWY9924/OH
Jun 25, 2024UTIII · Driver-only1ZAK TRANSPORTATION LLC 3589984PWY9924/OH
Feb 25, 2024CAII · Walk-around1OZ ROAD LLC 3955113PWY9924/OH
Jan 16, 2024MTIII · Driver-only0OZ ROAD LLC 3955113PWY9924/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ZAK TRANSPORTATION LLC3589984Jun 25, 2024Oct 10, 20244ID
OZ ROAD LLC3955113Jan 16, 2024Feb 25, 20242OH
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.
PWY9924OHZAK TRANSPORTATION LLCJun 25, 2024Oct 10, 20244
PWY9924OHOZ ROAD LLCJan 16, 2024Feb 25, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026