Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9TG4CN535418 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
18 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJul 8, 2024
WI
Last seenJan 14, 2026
IN
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 18 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
4V4NC9TG4CN535418
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
Jul 16, 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
NC9TG

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
535418

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 · 1,272 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 1,272 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 · Jul 8, 2024 – Jan 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 14, 2026INI · Full14OOSNCA EXPRESS LLC 3273334TEMP/ND
Oct 3, 2024FLII · Walk-around2TRANSHWY GROUP LLC 3585421P1259874/IL
Jul 26, 2024FLII · Walk-around1TRANSHWY GROUP LLC 3585421PLC926530/IL
Jul 8, 2024WIIII · Driver-only1DMF TRUCKING INC 3174273P1246711/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NCA EXPRESS LLC3273334Jan 14, 2026Jan 14, 20261ND
TRANSHWY GROUP LLC3585421Jul 26, 2024Oct 3, 20242IL
DMF TRUCKING INC3174273Jul 8, 2024Jul 8, 20241IL
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.
TEMPNDNCA EXPRESS LLCJan 14, 2026Jan 14, 20261
P1259874ILTRANSHWY GROUP LLCOct 3, 2024Oct 3, 20241
PLC926530ILTRANSHWY GROUP LLCJul 26, 2024Jul 26, 20241
P1246711ILDMF TRUCKING INCJul 8, 2024Jul 8, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 16, 2026