Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH3CN536579 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenJan 3, 2024
MT
Last seenJul 29, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
4V4NC9EH3CN536579
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 23, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
536579

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 · Jan 3, 2024 – Jul 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 29, 2026CAI · Full4OOSQUEBECOR WORLD 360141P1081083/IL
Jun 25, 2026NVI · Full1VT TRANSIT INC 3460141P1081083/IL
Jun 18, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1VT TRANSIT INC 3460141P1081083/IL
Jun 11, 2026NYII · Walk-around3OOSVT TRANSIT INC 3460141P1081083/IL
Jan 14, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0VT TRANSIT INC 3460141P1081083/IL
Nov 20, 2024INIII · Driver-only1VT TRANSIT INC 3460141P1081083/IL
Mar 13, 2024UTIII · Driver-only2VT TRANSIT INC 3460141P1081083/IL
Jan 12, 2024NDIII · Driver-only0VT TRANSIT INC 3460141P1081083/FL
Jan 3, 2024MTII · Walk-around2VT TRANSIT INC 3460141P1081083/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
QUEBECOR WORLD360141Jul 29, 2026Jul 29, 20261TN
VT TRANSIT INC3460141Jan 3, 2024Jun 25, 20268IL
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.
P1081083IL1QUEBECOR WORLDJul 29, 2026Jul 29, 20261
P1081083IL1VT TRANSIT INCJan 3, 2024Jun 25, 20267
P1081083FLVT TRANSIT INCJan 12, 2024Jan 12, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 23, 2026