Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH9JN992504 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under5
27 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenJul 11, 2023
LA
Last seenOct 23, 2025
GA
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 27 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
4V4NC9EH9JN992504
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
992504

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 · Jul 11, 2023 – Oct 23, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 23, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1MAX TRANS LLC 1188508A522653/MS
Dec 16, 2024TNIII · Driver-only1FORD TRUCKING LLC 2531440A522653/TN
Jun 12, 2024MSII · Walk-around0SANDERS FAMILY ENTERPRISES INC 2078656A498236/MS
Feb 13, 2024ARII · Walk-around0SANDERS FAMILY ENTERPRISES INC 2078656A498236/MS
Jan 2, 2024MSII · Walk-around0SANDERS FAMILY ENTERPRISES INC 2078656A498236/MS
Oct 18, 2023MSII · Walk-around1OOSTENNESSEE STEEL HAULERS LLC 159317R4067HY/TN
Jul 31, 2023OHII · Walk-around1JORDAN CARRIERS INC 494832A479849/MS
Jul 11, 2023LAIII · Driver-only1TENNESSEE STEEL HAULERS LLC 159317R4067HY/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MAX TRANS LLC1188508Oct 23, 2025Oct 23, 20251TN
FORD TRUCKING LLC2531440Dec 16, 2024Dec 16, 20241MS
SANDERS FAMILY ENTERPRISES INC2078656Jan 2, 2024Jun 12, 20243MS
TENNESSEE STEEL HAULERS LLC159317Jul 11, 2023Oct 18, 20232TN
JORDAN CARRIERS INC494832Jul 31, 2023Jul 31, 20231MS
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
A522653MSMAX TRANS LLCOct 23, 2025Oct 23, 20251
A522653TNFORD TRUCKING LLCDec 16, 2024Dec 16, 20241
A498236MSSANDERS FAMILY ENTERPRISES INCJan 2, 2024Jun 12, 20243
R4067HYTNTENNESSEE STEEL HAULERS LLCJul 11, 2023Oct 18, 20232
A479849MSJORDAN CARRIERS INCJul 31, 2023Jul 31, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026