Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EHXJN890418 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under5
26 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 12
First seenFeb 27, 2024
CA
Last seenApr 13, 2026
CA
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 26 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
4V4NC9EHXJN890418
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 17, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
890418

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 · Feb 27, 2024 – Apr 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 13, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0CARPATHIAN EXPRESS LLC 4354483ZP94864/CA
Mar 17, 2026WAIII · Driver-only0CARPATHIAN EXPRESS LLC 4354483ZP62067/CA
Mar 11, 2026NVII · Walk-around0CARPATHIAN EXPRESS LLC 4354483ZP62067/CA
Dec 10, 2025UTI · Full4CARPATHIAN EXPRESS LLC 4354483ZP62067/CA
Jun 9, 2025WYI · Full0VB TRANSPORTATION LLC 3796325ZP62067/CA
Mar 19, 2025CAI · Full0BUK TRANSPORT LLC 3391320YP75888/CA
Mar 1, 2025NEIII · Driver-only2BUK TRANSPORT LLC 3391320YP75888/CA
Nov 1, 2024CAI · Full3BUK TRANSPORT LLC 3391320YP75888/CA
Sep 26, 2024CAI · Full0ZTY CORPORATION 3997849YP75888/CA
Jun 23, 2024NMII · Walk-around0ZTY CORPORATION 3997849YP75888/CA
Feb 28, 2024CAI · Full0KASPIYSK EXPRESS LOGISTICS COMPANY 3642137YP75888/CA
Feb 27, 2024CAI · Full6OOSKASPIYSK EXPRESS LOGISTICS COMPANY 3642137YP75888/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARPATHIAN EXPRESS LLC4354483Dec 10, 2025Apr 13, 20264WA
VB TRANSPORTATION LLC3796325Jun 9, 2025Jun 9, 20251WA
BUK TRANSPORT LLC3391320Nov 1, 2024Mar 19, 20253CA
ZTY CORPORATION3997849Jun 23, 2024Sep 26, 20242IL
KASPIYSK EXPRESS LOGISTICS COMPANY3642137Feb 27, 2024Feb 28, 20242OH
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.
ZP94864CACARPATHIAN EXPRESS LLCApr 13, 2026Apr 13, 20261
ZP62067CACARPATHIAN EXPRESS LLCDec 10, 2025Mar 17, 20263
ZP62067CAVB TRANSPORTATION LLCJun 9, 2025Jun 9, 20251
YP75888CABUK TRANSPORT LLCNov 1, 2024Mar 19, 20253
YP75888CAZTY CORPORATIONJun 23, 2024Sep 26, 20242
YP75888CAKASPIYSK EXPRESS LOGISTICS COMPANYFeb 27, 2024Feb 28, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026