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2012 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ8CN551162 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
14 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenAug 8, 2023
CA
Last seenOct 28, 2024
KY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EJ8CN551162
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 16, 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
NC9EJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
551162

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 · 8,552 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 8,552 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 · Aug 8, 2023 – Oct 28, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 28, 2024KYIII · Driver-only1APEX EXPRESS GROUP INC 2284121FY4958/IA
Feb 1, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only1APEX EXPRESS GROUP INC 2284121YP05619/CA
Aug 22, 2023CAII · Walk-around1APEX EXPRESS GROUP INC 2284121YP05619/CA
Aug 8, 2023CAII · Walk-around0APEX EXPRESS GROUP INC 2284121YP05619/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
APEX EXPRESS GROUP INC2284121Aug 8, 2023Oct 28, 20244CA
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.
FY4958IAAPEX EXPRESS GROUP INCOct 28, 2024Oct 28, 20241
YP05619CAAPEX EXPRESS GROUP INCAug 8, 2023Feb 1, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 16, 2026