Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ3JN897973 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
38 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 14
First seenJun 27, 2023
CO
Last seenAug 10, 2026
SD
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 38 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
4V4NC9EJ3JN897973
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
NC9EJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
897973

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 · Jun 27, 2023 – Aug 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 10, 2026SDIII · Driver-only0AV TRUCKING LLC 2047328RP10846/WA
Jun 23, 2026MTIII · Driver-only1AV TRUCKING LLC 2047328RP10846/WA
Jun 22, 2026SDIII · Driver-only0AV TRUCKING LLC 2047328RP10846/WA
Dec 9, 2025GAIII · Driver-only2AV TRUCKING LLC 2047328RP10846/WA
Sep 2, 2025MTIII · Driver-only1AV TRUCKING LLC 2047328RP10846/WA
May 23, 2025MTII · Walk-around0AV TRUCKING LLC 2047328RP10846/WA
Nov 23, 2024WAII · Walk-around1AV TRUCKING LLC 2047328RP10846/WA
Nov 10, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0AV TRUCKING LLC 2047328RP10846/WA
Jun 30, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0AV TRUCKING LLC 2047328RP10846/WA
Apr 23, 2024WAIII · Driver-only0AV TRUCKING LLC 2047328RP10846/WA
Apr 11, 2024WAIII · Driver-only0AV TRUCKING LLC 2047328RP10846/WA
Feb 1, 2024WAIII · Driver-only0AV TRUCKING LLC 2047328RP10846/WA
Oct 17, 2023FLII · Walk-around2AV TRUCKING LLC 2047328RP10846/WA
Jun 27, 2023COIII · Driver-only8J & M BALING INC 345982IRJ6639/NM
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AV TRUCKING LLC2047328Oct 17, 2023Aug 10, 202613WA
J & M BALING INC345982Jun 27, 2023Jun 27, 20231NM
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.
RP10846WA1AV TRUCKING LLCOct 17, 2023Aug 10, 202613
IRJ6639NMJ & M BALING INCJun 27, 2023Jun 27, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026