Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EHXJN971256 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
32 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenSep 4, 2023
TX
Last seenMay 6, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 32 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EHXJN971256
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 28, 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
971256

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, 2023 – May 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 6, 2026TXII · Walk-around2WG STOCKING TRANSPORT LLC 437645236S731N/TX
Apr 13, 2026TXII · Walk-around7WG STOCKING TRANSPORT LLC 437645284M696N/TX
Mar 5, 2026TXII · Walk-around8OOSWG STOCKING TRANSPORT LLC 437645258M614N/TX
Feb 2, 2026TXII · Walk-around12OOSWG STOCKING TRANSPORT LLC 437645235N567N/TX
Jan 16, 2025TXII · Walk-around9OOSJ R M HAULING LLC 242067134R915M/TX
Sep 4, 2023TXII · Walk-around2COASTAL TRANSPORT COMPANY INC 36647109N25/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WG STOCKING TRANSPORT LLC4376452Feb 2, 2026May 6, 20264TX
J R M HAULING LLC2420671Jan 16, 2025Jan 16, 20251TX
COASTAL TRANSPORT COMPANY INC36647Sep 4, 2023Sep 4, 20231TX
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.
36S731NTXWG STOCKING TRANSPORT LLCMay 6, 2026May 6, 20261
84M696NTXWG STOCKING TRANSPORT LLCApr 13, 2026Apr 13, 20261
58M614NTXWG STOCKING TRANSPORT LLCMar 5, 2026Mar 5, 20261
35N567NTXWG STOCKING TRANSPORT LLCFeb 2, 2026Feb 2, 20261
34R915MTXJ R M HAULING LLCJan 16, 2025Jan 16, 20251
109N25TXCOASTAL TRANSPORT COMPANY INCSep 4, 2023Sep 4, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026