Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ5CN539941 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenDec 11, 2023
NY
Last seenJan 12, 2026
PA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 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
4V4NC9EJ5CN539941
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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
539941

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 · Dec 11, 2023 – Jan 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 12, 2026PAIII · Driver-only0UNIVERSAL DEDICATED OF SMYRNA TN LLC 3221080RB69995/MI
Oct 28, 2025INII · Walk-around0UNIVERSAL DEDICATED OF SMYRNA TN LLC 3221080RB69995/MI
Aug 8, 2025INII · Walk-around2OOSUNIVERSAL DEDICATED OF SMYRNA TN LLC 3221080RB69995/MI
Mar 17, 2025INII · Walk-around7UNIVERSAL DEDICATED OF SMYRNA TN LLC 3221080RB69995/MI
Feb 7, 2025MIIII · Driver-only1UNIVERSAL DEDICATED OF SMYRNA TN LLC 3221080RB69995/MI
Jul 16, 2024MIIII · Driver-only1UNIVERSAL DEDICATED OF ROMULUS MI LLC 3220765RB69995/MI
Jan 31, 2024NYIII · Driver-only0UNIVERSAL DEDICATED OF ROMULUS MI LLC 3220765RB69995/MI
Dec 11, 2023NYIII · Driver-only1UNIVERSAL DEDICATED OF ROMULUS MI LLC 3220765RB69995/MI
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
UNIVERSAL DEDICATED OF SMYRNA TN LLC3221080Feb 7, 2025Jan 12, 20265MI
UNIVERSAL DEDICATED OF ROMULUS MI LLC3220765Dec 11, 2023Jul 16, 20243MI
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.
RB69995MIUNIVERSAL DEDICATED OF SMYRNA TN LLCFeb 7, 2025Jan 12, 20265
RB69995MIUNIVERSAL DEDICATED OF ROMULUS MI LLCDec 11, 2023Jul 16, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026