Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ2JN891954 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
37 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 13
First seenJul 5, 2023
CA
Last seenAug 20, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EJ2JN891954
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 18, 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
NC9EJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
891954

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 · 8,552 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 8,552 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 5, 2023 – Aug 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 20, 2026CAIII · Driver-only2INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION 2394409XP83259/CA
Aug 4, 2026CAII · Walk-around1INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION 2394409XP83259/CA
Jul 21, 2026CAII · Walk-around4INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION 2394409XP83259/CA
Jan 18, 2026UTIII · Driver-only2OOSINTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION 2394409XP83259/CA
Dec 13, 2025CAII · Walk-around0INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION 2394409XP83259/CA
Dec 7, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION 2394409XP83259/CA
Mar 12, 2025CAI · Full2INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION 2394409XP83259/CA
Feb 7, 2025CAII · Walk-around1INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION 2394409XP83259/CA
Jan 21, 2025WAII · Walk-around5INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION 2394409XP83259/CA
Nov 25, 2024WAIII · Driver-only0INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION 2394409XP83259/CA
Oct 30, 2024NVIII · Driver-only2INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION 2394409XP83259/CA
May 21, 2024CAI · Full1INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION 2394409XP83259/CA
Jul 5, 2023CAII · Walk-around1INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION 2394409XP83259/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION2394409Jul 5, 2023Aug 20, 202613CA
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.
XP83259CA1INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATIONJul 5, 2023Aug 20, 202613
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026