Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ3CN556219 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
28 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenMar 5, 2024
CA
Last seenJul 10, 2026
AR
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 28 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
4V4NC9EJ3CN556219
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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
556219

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 5, 2024 – Jul 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 10, 2026ARIII · Driver-only1MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 1547123955372/IN
Mar 24, 2026COIII · Driver-only2MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 1547123955372/IN
Aug 16, 2025CAI · Full0BEST CHOICE CARRIER LLC 417880583660A/NV
Dec 3, 2024NVI · Full0BEST CHOICE CARRIER LLC 417880583660A/NV
Oct 23, 2024NVI · Full2BEST CHOICE CARRIER LLC 417880583660A/NV
Aug 14, 2024ORIII · Driver-only0BEST CHOICE CARRIER LLC 417880583660A/NV
Jun 6, 2024NVII · Walk-around0NM TRUCKING LLC 355649483660A/NV
Mar 5, 2024CAI · Full0NM TRUCKING LLC 355649483660A/NV
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC154712Mar 24, 2026Jul 10, 20262KY
BEST CHOICE CARRIER LLC4178805Aug 14, 2024Aug 16, 20254NV
NM TRUCKING LLC3556494Mar 5, 2024Jun 6, 20242WA
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.
3955372IN1MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INCMar 24, 2026Jul 10, 20262
83660ANVBEST CHOICE CARRIER LLCAug 14, 2024Aug 16, 20254
83660ANVNM TRUCKING LLCMar 5, 2024Jun 6, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026