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2012 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH1CN538170 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenJun 16, 2023
CA
Last seenApr 16, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH1CN538170
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 21, 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
NC9EH

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
538170

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 · 51,900 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 51,900 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 · Jun 16, 2023 – Apr 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 16, 2026CAII · Walk-around0IRON MECHANICAL INC 26191589F39117/CA
Mar 5, 2026CAI · Full2IRON MECHANICAL INC 26191589F39117/CA
Jan 29, 2026CAII · Walk-around0IRON MECHANICAL INC 26191589F39117/CA
Jan 6, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0IRON MECHANICAL INC 26191589F39117/CA
May 9, 2025CAI · Full3OOSIRON MECHANICAL INC 26191589F39117/CA
May 14, 2024CAII · Walk-around1IRON MECHANICAL INC 26191589F39117/CA
Apr 10, 2024CAI · Full3IRON MECHANICAL INC 26191589F39117/CA
Nov 28, 2023CAI · Full3IRON MECHANICAL INC 26191589F39117/CA
Jun 16, 2023CAI · Full3IRON MECHANICAL INC 26191589F39117/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
IRON MECHANICAL INC2619158Jun 16, 2023Apr 16, 20269CA
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.
9F39117CAIRON MECHANICAL INCJun 16, 2023Apr 16, 20269
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026