Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ4CN541387 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
36 mo
Inspections19
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 19
First seenJul 18, 2023
AZ
Last seenJul 18, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 36 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EJ4CN541387
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 14, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
541387

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 18, 2023 – Jul 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 18, 2026CAI · Full0CASTRO & SANTIAGO TRANSPORT LLC 33622879H28348/CA
Jun 16, 2026CAI · Full0CASTRO & SANTIAGO TRANSPORT LLC 33622879H28348/CA
Jun 16, 2026CAI · Full3OOSCASTRO & SANTIAGO TRANSPORT LLC 33622879H28348/CA
May 20, 2026CAI · Full3CASTRO & SANTIAGO TRANSPORT LLC 33622879H28348/CA
Apr 17, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0CASTRO & SANTIAGO TRANSPORT LLC 33622879H28348/CA
Mar 19, 2026CAII · Walk-around0CASTRO & SANTIAGO TRANSPORT LLC 33622879H28348/CA
Feb 28, 2026CAI · Full4OOSCASTRO & SANTIAGO TRANSPORT LLC 33622879H28348/CA
Feb 21, 2026CAI · Full2CASTRO & SANTIAGO TRANSPORT LLC 33622879H28348/CA
Dec 27, 2025CAI · Full5OOSCASTRO & SANTIAGO TRANSPORT LLC 33622879H28348/CA
Dec 16, 2025CAII · Walk-around0CASTRO & SANTIAGO TRANSPORT LLC 33622879H28348/CA
Nov 6, 2025CAI · Full1OOSCASTRO & SANTIAGO TRANSPORT LLC 33622879H28348/CA
Oct 2, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0CASTRO & SANTIAGO TRANSPORT LLC 33622879H28348/CA
Sep 17, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0CASTRO & SANTIAGO TRANSPORT LLC 33622879H28348/CA
Sep 5, 2025CAII · Walk-around0CASTRO & SANTIAGO TRANSPORT LLC 33622879H28348/CA
Sep 5, 2025USII · Walk-around0CASTRO & SANTIAGO TRANSPORT LLC 33622879H28348/CA
May 23, 2025USII · Walk-around0CASTRO & SANTIAGO TRANSPORT LLC 33622873QYD508/CA
Jan 30, 2024AZII · Walk-around3OOSJK FREIGHT EXPRESS INC 2483092XP20674/CA
Jan 17, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0JK FREIGHT EXPRESS INC 2483092XP20674/CA
Jul 18, 2023AZIII · Driver-only3JK FREIGHT EXPRESS INC 2483092XP20674/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CASTRO & SANTIAGO TRANSPORT LLC3362287May 23, 2025Jul 18, 202616CA
JK FREIGHT EXPRESS INC2483092Jul 18, 2023Jan 30, 20243CA
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.
9H28348CA1CASTRO & SANTIAGO TRANSPORT LLCSep 5, 2025Jul 18, 202615
3QYD508CACASTRO & SANTIAGO TRANSPORT LLCMay 23, 2025May 23, 20251
XP20674CAJK FREIGHT EXPRESS INCJul 18, 2023Jan 30, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026