Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH6JN997983 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
36 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenSep 16, 2023
MT
Last seenSep 1, 2026
NJ
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 36 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
4V4NC9EH6JN997983
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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
997983

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 16, 2023 – Sep 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 1, 2026NJII · Walk-around4OOSEVEREST EXPRESS LLC 3079211AH29713/PA
May 30, 2026NMII · Walk-around1BORDERLANDERS INC 3243700AH29713/PA
Sep 30, 2025TXII · Walk-around1EVEREST EXPRESS LLC 3079211AH29713/PA
Jun 25, 2025UTIII · Driver-only0RAY STAR LLC 3742307AH19713/PA
Jun 12, 2025PAIII · Driver-only0RAY STAR LLC 3742307AH29713/PA
Jun 8, 2025MDII · Walk-around0RAY STAR LLC 3742307AH29713/PA
May 25, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0RAY STAR LLC 3742307AH29713/PA
Mar 13, 2025WAII · Walk-around3OOSRAY STAR LLC 3742307AH29713/PA
Sep 17, 2023NVII · Walk-around0BORDERLANDERS INC 3243700AH29713/PA
Sep 16, 2023MTIII · Driver-only1BORDERLANDERS INC 3243700AH29713/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EVEREST EXPRESS LLC3079211Sep 30, 2025Sep 1, 20262MO
BORDERLANDERS INC3243700Sep 16, 2023May 30, 20263PA
RAY STAR LLC3742307Mar 13, 2025Jun 25, 20255IL
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.
AH29713PA1EVEREST EXPRESS LLCSep 30, 2025Sep 1, 20262
AH29713PABORDERLANDERS INCSep 16, 2023May 30, 20263
AH19713PARAY STAR LLCJun 25, 2025Jun 25, 20251
AH29713PARAY STAR LLCMar 13, 2025Jun 12, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026