Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9TH0CN555027 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenAug 19, 2024
TX
Last seenMay 30, 2026
AR
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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
4V4NC9TH0CN555027
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 28, 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
NC9TH

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
555027

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 · 1,914 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 1,914 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 · Aug 19, 2024 – May 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 30, 2026ARII · Walk-around3OOSPATRIOT LOGISTICS INC 1080260R721108/TX
Mar 30, 2026TXII · Walk-around3PATRIOT LOGISTICS INC 1080260R721108/TX
Mar 27, 2025TXII · Walk-around3OOSPATRIOT LOGISTICS INC 1080260K824668/AR
Dec 23, 2024TXII · Walk-around0NATIONAL DRAYAGE SERVICES (DE) LLC 1747093R721108/TX
Nov 1, 2024TXII · Walk-around4PATRIOT LOGISTICS INC 1080260R721108/TX
Aug 19, 2024TXI · Full1PATRIOT LOGISTICS INC 1080260R721108/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PATRIOT LOGISTICS INC1080260Aug 19, 2024May 30, 20265IN
NATIONAL DRAYAGE SERVICES (DE) LLC1747093Dec 23, 2024Dec 23, 20241PA
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.
R721108TXPATRIOT LOGISTICS INCAug 19, 2024May 30, 20264
K824668ARPATRIOT LOGISTICS INCMar 27, 2025Mar 27, 20251
R721108TXNATIONAL DRAYAGE SERVICES (DE) LLCDec 23, 2024Dec 23, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026