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2012 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9TH8CN544616 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
35 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenAug 3, 2023
NC
Last seenJul 31, 2026
NC
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9TH8CN544616
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
544616

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 3, 2023 – Jul 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 31, 2026NCII · Walk-around0LHW TRANSPORT LLC 1523731C590FG/GA
Jul 13, 2026DEII · Walk-around1OOSLHW TRANSPORT LLC 1523731C590FG/GA
Jun 17, 2026NCII · Walk-around2LHW TRANSPORT LLC 1523731C590FG/GA
Apr 26, 2025GAIII · Driver-only5LHW TRANSPORT LLC 1523731C257CY/GA
Apr 24, 2024PAII · Walk-around0LHW TRANSPORT LLC 1523731C257CY/GA
Dec 19, 2023MDII · Walk-around1LHW TRANSPORT LLC 1523731C257CY/GA
Dec 11, 2023MDII · Walk-around1LHW TRANSPORT LLC 1523731C257CY/GA
Aug 3, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0LHW TRANSPORT LLC 1523731C257CY/GA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LHW TRANSPORT LLC1523731Aug 3, 2023Jul 31, 20268GA
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.
C590FGGA1LHW TRANSPORT LLCJun 17, 2026Jul 31, 20263
C257CYGALHW TRANSPORT LLCAug 3, 2023Apr 26, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026