Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH5JN993018 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
22 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenSep 4, 2024
OH
Last seenJul 19, 2026
MI
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 22 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
4V4NC9EH5JN993018
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
993018

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 · Sep 4, 2024 – Jul 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 19, 2026MIIII · Driver-only1BLACK FALCONS LOGISTICS LLC 4431063RC42654/MI
Jun 29, 2026INII · Walk-around1BLACK FALCONS LOGISTICS LLC 4431063RC42654/MI
Nov 14, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0FAMILY LOGISTICS INC 3323262L0179215912/MI
Nov 12, 2025KYI · Full5OOSFAMILY LOGISTICS INC 3323262RC42654/MI
Oct 27, 2025KYIII · Driver-only1FAMILY LOGISTICS INC 3323262RC42654/MI
Sep 22, 2025KYII · Walk-around1FAMILY LOGISTICS INC 3323262RC42654/MI
Jul 27, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0FAMILY LOGISTICS INC 3323262RC42654/MI
Jan 11, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0TDS EXPEDITING LLC 3115487RC42654/MI
Sep 4, 2024OHIII · Driver-only1MOULAY LOGISTICS INC 3473851RC42654/MI
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BLACK FALCONS LOGISTICS LLC4431063Jun 29, 2026Jul 19, 20262MI
FAMILY LOGISTICS INC3323262Jul 27, 2025Nov 14, 20255MI
TDS EXPEDITING LLC3115487Jan 11, 2025Jan 11, 20251OH
MOULAY LOGISTICS INC3473851Sep 4, 2024Sep 4, 20241MI
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.
RC42654MI1BLACK FALCONS LOGISTICS LLCJun 29, 2026Jul 19, 20262
L0179215912MIFAMILY LOGISTICS INCNov 14, 2025Nov 14, 20251
RC42654MIFAMILY LOGISTICS INCJul 27, 2025Nov 12, 20254
RC42654MITDS EXPEDITING LLCJan 11, 2025Jan 11, 20251
RC42654MIMOULAY LOGISTICS INCSep 4, 2024Sep 4, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026