Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ0CN546022 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
23 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 9
First seenNov 15, 2023
IL
Last seenOct 31, 2025
SC
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 23 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
4V4NC9EJ0CN546022
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
NC9EJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
546022

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
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 · Nov 15, 2023 – Oct 31, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 31, 2025SCIII · Driver-only1ALPHA EXPRESS LLC 2834701A013093/SC
Sep 17, 2025SCII · Walk-around0ALPHA EXPRESS LLC 2834701A013093/SC
Aug 27, 2025PAII · Walk-around1ALPHA EXPRESS LLC 2834701A013093/SC
Apr 22, 2025FLIII · Driver-only0J B HUNT TRANSPORT INC 808063724907/IN
Apr 16, 2025NCII · Walk-around0J B HUNT TRANSPORT INC 808063724907/IN
Aug 13, 2024GAII · Walk-around1USA TRUCK LLC 2137543640200/IN
Jul 31, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0USA TRUCK LLC 2137543640200/IN
Nov 18, 2023NCI · Full0PREMIER TRANSPORTATION & WAREHOUSING INC 419507A000438/SC
Nov 15, 2023ILIII · Driver-only2PREMIER TRANSPORTATION & WAREHOUSING INC 419507A000438/SC
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALPHA EXPRESS LLC2834701Aug 27, 2025Oct 31, 20253SC
J B HUNT TRANSPORT INC80806Apr 16, 2025Apr 22, 20252AR
USA TRUCK LLC213754Jul 31, 2024Aug 13, 20242AR
PREMIER TRANSPORTATION & WAREHOUSING INC419507Nov 15, 2023Nov 18, 20232CA
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.
A013093SCALPHA EXPRESS LLCAug 27, 2025Oct 31, 20253
3724907INJ B HUNT TRANSPORT INCApr 16, 2025Apr 22, 20252
3640200INUSA TRUCK LLCJul 31, 2024Aug 13, 20242
A000438SCPREMIER TRANSPORTATION & WAREHOUSING INCNov 15, 2023Nov 18, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026