Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EG1CN545904 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
10 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 6
First seenJul 10, 2025
LA
Last seenMay 7, 2026
ME
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 10 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
4V4NC9EG1CN545904
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
NC9EG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
545904

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 · 2,868 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 2,868 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 10, 2025 – May 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 7, 2026MEII · Walk-around1OOSGHOST RIDER LOGISTICS LLC 3975386C957FC/GA
Mar 29, 2026ARII · Walk-around1OOSGHOST RIDER LOGISTICS LLC 3975386C957FC/GA
Feb 10, 2026MDII · Walk-around3GHOST RIDER LOGISTICS LLC 3975386C957FC/GA
Dec 21, 2025PAIII · Driver-only3OOSPHOENIX RISING CORP 2886130PR24110/PA
Aug 5, 2025ALII · Walk-around6OOSBOLT-ON TRANSPORT LLC 2907700C957FC/GA
Jul 10, 2025LAII · Walk-around3BOLT-ON TRANSPORT LLC 2907700C957FC/GA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GHOST RIDER LOGISTICS LLC3975386Feb 10, 2026May 7, 20263PA
PHOENIX RISING CORP2886130Dec 21, 2025Dec 21, 20251NY
BOLT-ON TRANSPORT LLC2907700Jul 10, 2025Aug 5, 20252OH
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.
C957FCGAGHOST RIDER LOGISTICS LLCFeb 10, 2026May 7, 20263
PR24110PAPHOENIX RISING CORPDec 21, 2025Dec 21, 20251
C957FCGABOLT-ON TRANSPORT LLCJul 10, 2025Aug 5, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026