Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9TJ8CN552783 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections7
of 10
First seenAug 30, 2023
SC
Last seenNov 23, 2025
SD
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 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
4V4NC9TJ8CN552783
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 18, 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
NC9TJ

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
552783

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 · 960 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 960 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 30, 2023 – Nov 23, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 23, 2025SDIII · Driver-only8FC LOGISTIC GROUP INC 3850305RP22263/WA
Nov 6, 2025NMII · Walk-around7OOSFC LOGISTIC GROUP INC 3850305RP22263/WA
Oct 6, 2025FLI · Full8OOSFC LOGISTIC GROUP INC 3850305RP22263/WA
Aug 12, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0FC LOGISTIC GROUP INC 3850305RP22263/WA
Apr 15, 2025WAII · Walk-around19OOSFASTER THAN LIGHT TRANSPORT INC 3558151RP06538/WA
Dec 19, 2024MTII · Walk-around4OOSFASTER THAN LIGHT TRANSPORT INC 3558151RP06538/WA
Aug 20, 2024OHII · Walk-around5OOSFASTER THAN LIGHT TRANSPORT INC 3558151RP06538/WA
Mar 17, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0FASTER THAN LIGHT TRANSPORT INC 3558151RP06538/WA
Sep 5, 2023NMII · Walk-around3OOSFASTER THAN LIGHT TRANSPORT INC 3558151RP06538/WA
Aug 30, 2023SCIII · Driver-only5OOSFASTER THAN LIGHT TRANSPORT INC 3558151RP06538/LA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FC LOGISTIC GROUP INC3850305Aug 12, 2025Nov 23, 20254IL
FASTER THAN LIGHT TRANSPORT INC3558151Aug 30, 2023Apr 15, 20256IL
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.
RP22263WAFC LOGISTIC GROUP INCAug 12, 2025Nov 23, 20254
RP06538WAFASTER THAN LIGHT TRANSPORT INCSep 5, 2023Apr 15, 20255
RP06538LAFASTER THAN LIGHT TRANSPORT INCAug 30, 2023Aug 30, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026