Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Volvo Truck VNM

4V4MC9DG6CN540940 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
9 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenJun 24, 2025
TX
Last seenMar 26, 2026
CO
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 9 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4MC9DG6CN540940
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNM
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 4, 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
MC9DG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
540940

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 · 98 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNM

Prefix basis · 98 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
VNM

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 · Jun 24, 2025 – Mar 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 26, 2026COIII · Driver-only1VELOCITY TRUCKING LLC 4292419BLDM49/CO
Feb 4, 2026TXII · Walk-around0YESU TRANSPORTATION LLC 4283643BLDM49/CO
Jan 19, 2026LAIII · Driver-only2YESU TRANSPORTATION LLC 4283643BLDM49/CO
Dec 29, 2025GAII · Walk-around3OOSYESU TRANSPORTATION LLC 4283643BLDM49/CO
Jun 24, 2025TXII · Walk-around0LAPWIN INC 2157737BLDM49/CO
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VELOCITY TRUCKING LLC4292419Mar 26, 2026Mar 26, 20261MI
YESU TRANSPORTATION LLC4283643Dec 29, 2025Feb 4, 20263OH
LAPWIN INC2157737Jun 24, 2025Jun 24, 20251OH
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.
BLDM49COVELOCITY TRUCKING LLCMar 26, 2026Mar 26, 20261
BLDM49COYESU TRANSPORTATION LLCDec 29, 2025Feb 4, 20263
BLDM49COLAPWIN INCJun 24, 2025Jun 24, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 4, 2026