Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH7CN546337 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 10
First seenJul 16, 2024
MT
Last seenNov 22, 2025
UT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 16 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
4V4NC9EH7CN546337
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 19, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
546337

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 · Jul 16, 2024 – Nov 22, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 22, 2025UTI · Full2OOSJOEL LAMB TRANSPORT LLC 3326398AN2779/ID
Nov 11, 2025MTIII · Driver-only07TH HEAVEN TRANSPORT LLC 2782581AN2979/ID
Jul 31, 2025MTII · Walk-around07TH HEAVEN TRANSPORT LLC 2782581AN2979/ID
Mar 27, 2025MTII · Walk-around2OOS7TH HEAVEN TRANSPORT LLC 2782581AN2979/ID
Mar 11, 2025TXII · Walk-around1OOS7TH HEAVEN TRANSPORT LLC 2782581AN2979/ID
Jan 7, 2025MTIII · Driver-only17TH HEAVEN TRANSPORT LLC 2782581AN2979/ID
Nov 20, 2024MTIII · Driver-only07TH HEAVEN TRANSPORT LLC 2782581AN2779/ID
Nov 5, 2024MTIII · Driver-only07TH HEAVEN TRANSPORT LLC 2782581AN2979/ID
Oct 9, 2024UTIII · Driver-only07TH HEAVEN TRANSPORT LLC 2782581AN2979/ID
Jul 16, 2024MTII · Walk-around17TH HEAVEN TRANSPORT LLC 2782581AM7317/ID
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOEL LAMB TRANSPORT LLC3326398Nov 22, 2025Nov 22, 20251ID
7TH HEAVEN TRANSPORT LLC2782581Jul 16, 2024Nov 11, 20259ID
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.
AN2779IDJOEL LAMB TRANSPORT LLCNov 22, 2025Nov 22, 20251
AN2979ID7TH HEAVEN TRANSPORT LLCOct 9, 2024Nov 11, 20257
AN2779ID7TH HEAVEN TRANSPORT LLCNov 20, 2024Nov 20, 20241
AM7317ID7TH HEAVEN TRANSPORT LLCJul 16, 2024Jul 16, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026