Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9TH6JN989840 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
9 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenNov 29, 2023
NE
Last seenAug 21, 2024
NE
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 9 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
4V4NC9TH6JN989840
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
Jul 16, 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
NC9TH

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
989840

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 · 1,914 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 1,914 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 · Nov 29, 2023 – Aug 21, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 21, 2024NEIII · Driver-only0DELTAFORCE LOGISTICS SERVICES LLC 3828098RC30621/MI
Dec 22, 2023MOII · Walk-around0PAN AMERICAN CARGO LLC 3411498RC30621/MI
Dec 20, 2023TXII · Walk-around5OOSPAN AMERICAN CARGO LLC 3411498RC30621/MI
Nov 29, 2023NEIII · Driver-only1PAN AMERICAN CARGO LLC 3411498RC30621/MI
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DELTAFORCE LOGISTICS SERVICES LLC3828098Aug 21, 2024Aug 21, 20241MI
PAN AMERICAN CARGO LLC3411498Nov 29, 2023Dec 22, 20233OH
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.
RC30621MIDELTAFORCE LOGISTICS SERVICES LLCAug 21, 2024Aug 21, 20241
RC30621MIPAN AMERICAN CARGO LLCNov 29, 2023Dec 22, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 16, 2026