Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ1CN559832 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenMar 30, 2024
OK
Last seenNov 21, 2025
KY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 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
4V4NC9EJ1CN559832
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
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
559832

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 · Mar 30, 2024 – Nov 21, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 21, 2025KYI · Full3OOSMELVIN WILEY TRUCKING INC 380606818KT3N/MO
Oct 15, 2025MOI · Full7OOSMELVIN WILEY TRUCKING INC 380606818KT3N/MO
Apr 15, 2025MOIII · Driver-only0MELVIN WILEY TRUCKING INC 380606818KT3N/MO
Nov 14, 2024LAIII · Driver-only0MELVIN WILEY TRUCKING INC 380606818KT3N/MO
Oct 17, 2024KSII · Walk-around1MELVIN WILEY TRUCKING INC 380606818KT3N/MO
Jul 31, 2024OKII · Walk-around4OOSMELVIN WILEY TRUCKING INC 380606800J9XE/MO
Mar 30, 2024OKIII · Driver-only3C R HARPER TRUCKING LLC 3194672R640724/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MELVIN WILEY TRUCKING INC3806068Jul 31, 2024Nov 21, 20256IL
C R HARPER TRUCKING LLC3194672Mar 30, 2024Mar 30, 20241TX
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.
18KT3NMOMELVIN WILEY TRUCKING INCOct 17, 2024Nov 21, 20255
00J9XEMOMELVIN WILEY TRUCKING INCJul 31, 2024Jul 31, 20241
R640724TXC R HARPER TRUCKING LLCMar 30, 2024Mar 30, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026