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2012 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH7CN552462 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
29 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenFeb 16, 2024
TX
Last seenJul 11, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH7CN552462
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
Jul 15, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
552462

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 16, 2024 – Jul 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 11, 2026TXII · Walk-around7WILLIAM AUTO MOTOR INC 28845841L77839/TX
Apr 1, 2026TXII · Walk-around0WILLIAM AUTO MOTOR INC 28845841L77839/TX
Sep 11, 2025TXII · Walk-around1WILLIAM AUTO MOTOR INC 28845841L77839/TX
Mar 31, 2025TXII · Walk-around7WILLIAM AUTO MOTOR INC 28845841L77839/TX
Feb 16, 2024TXII · Walk-around2WILLIAM AUTO MOTOR INC 28845841L77839/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WILLIAM AUTO MOTOR INC2884584Feb 16, 2024Jul 11, 20265TX
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.
1L77839TX1WILLIAM AUTO MOTOR INCFeb 16, 2024Jul 11, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 15, 2026