Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH7FN181503 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
28 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenFeb 21, 2024
WA
Last seenJun 8, 2026
KY
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 28 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
4V4NC9EH7FN181503
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2015
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
181503

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
2015

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 · Feb 21, 2024 – Jun 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 8, 2026KYI · Full1OOSUNIVERSAL WAY INC 243930317KT4P/MO
Jun 8, 2026KYI · Full1OOSUNIVERSAL WAY INC 243930317KT4P/MO
Mar 14, 2026COII · Walk-around2UNIVERSAL WAY INC 243930317KT4P/MO
Aug 4, 2024MTII · Walk-around3OOSVBS EXPRESS TRUCKING LLC 3274586RP10890/WA
Feb 21, 2024WAIII · Driver-only0WIND SAILOR UNLIMITED INC 3211839RP10890/WA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
UNIVERSAL WAY INC2439303Mar 14, 2026Jun 8, 20263MO
VBS EXPRESS TRUCKING LLC3274586Aug 4, 2024Aug 4, 20241WA
WIND SAILOR UNLIMITED INC3211839Feb 21, 2024Feb 21, 20241WA
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.
17KT4PMO1UNIVERSAL WAY INCMar 14, 2026Jun 8, 20263
RP10890WAVBS EXPRESS TRUCKING LLCAug 4, 2024Aug 4, 20241
RP10890WAWIND SAILOR UNLIMITED INCFeb 21, 2024Feb 21, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026