Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH1CN544017 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 8
First seenSep 13, 2023
TX
Last seenJun 25, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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
4V4NC9EH1CN544017
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2012
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
544017

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
2012

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 13, 2023 – Jun 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 25, 2026TXII · Walk-around5OOSPS TRANSPORT LLC 193781296R817N/TX
Jun 11, 2026TXI · Full5PS TRANSPORT LLC 193781241T799N/TX
Mar 23, 2026TXII · Walk-around4OOSPS TRANSPORT LLC 193781219S669N/TX
Feb 13, 2026TXII · Walk-around5PS TRANSPORT LLC 193781215Y203W/TX
Feb 6, 2026TXII · Walk-around7OOSPS TRANSPORT LLC 193781291Z204W/TX
Nov 14, 2025TXII · Walk-around0PS TRANSPORT LLC 193781253Z089W/TX
Aug 11, 2025TXI · Full11OOSPS TRANSPORT LLC 193781274N289N/TX
Sep 13, 2023TXII · Walk-around0LONE STAR EXPRESSWAY LLC 3902582R399074/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PS TRANSPORT LLC1937812Aug 11, 2025Jun 25, 20267TX
LONE STAR EXPRESSWAY LLC3902582Sep 13, 2023Sep 13, 20231IL
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.
96R817NTX1PS TRANSPORT LLCJun 25, 2026Jun 25, 20261
41T799NTX1PS TRANSPORT LLCJun 11, 2026Jun 11, 20261
19S669NTXPS TRANSPORT LLCMar 23, 2026Mar 23, 20261
15Y203WTXPS TRANSPORT LLCFeb 13, 2026Feb 13, 20261
91Z204WTXPS TRANSPORT LLCFeb 6, 2026Feb 6, 20261
53Z089WTXPS TRANSPORT LLCNov 14, 2025Nov 14, 20251
74N289NTXPS TRANSPORT LLCAug 11, 2025Aug 11, 20251
R399074TXLONE STAR EXPRESSWAY LLCSep 13, 2023Sep 13, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026