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2012 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9TG8CN545515 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
23 mo
Inspections25
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 25
First seenNov 21, 2023
TX
Last seenOct 6, 2025
US
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9TG8CN545515
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 14, 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
NC9TG

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
545515

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 · 1,272 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 1,272 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 · Nov 21, 2023 – Oct 6, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 6, 2025USI · Full6MA ELVIRA ALVAREZ IBARRA 306122214ES8A/MX
Jul 15, 2025USI · Full0MA ELVIRA ALVAREZ IBARRA 306122214ES8A/MX
Jun 24, 2025TXI · Full6MA ELVIRA ALVAREZ IBARRA 306122214ES8A/MX
Jun 13, 2025USI · Full6OOSMA ELVIRA ALVAREZ IBARRA 306122214ES8A/MX
Jun 2, 2025TXI · Full2MA ELVIRA ALVAREZ IBARRA 306122214ES8A/MX
Apr 25, 2025TXI · Full4MA ELVIRA ALVAREZ IBARRA 306122214ES8A/MX
Apr 22, 2025USII · Walk-around1MA ELVIRA ALVAREZ IBARRA 306122214ES8A/MX
Apr 11, 2025USI · Full6MA ELVIRA ALVAREZ IBARRA 306122214ES8A/MX
Mar 18, 2025USI · Full4OOSMA ELVIRA ALVAREZ IBARRA 306122214ES8A/MX
Feb 3, 2025TXI · Full11OOSMA ELVIRA ALVAREZ IBARRA 306122214ES8A/MX
Jan 30, 2025TXI · Full4MA ELVIRA ALVAREZ IBARRA 306122214ES8A/MX
Jan 16, 2025TXI · Full4MA ELVIRA ALVAREZ IBARRA 306122214ES8A/MX
Dec 12, 2024TXI · Full7MA ELVIRA ALVAREZ IBARRA 306122214ES8A/MX
Nov 22, 2024TXI · Full6MA ELVIRA ALVAREZ IBARRA 306122214ES8A/MX
Nov 14, 2024TXI · Full6MA ELVIRA ALVAREZ IBARRA 306122214ES8A/MX
Aug 27, 2024TXI · Full0MA ELVIRA ALVAREZ IBARRA 306122214ES8A/MX
Aug 2, 2024USI · Full4MA ELVIRA ALVAREZ IBARRA 306122214ES8A/MX
Jul 9, 2024TXI · Full2MA ELVIRA ALVAREZ IBARRA 306122214ES8A/MX
Jun 6, 2024USI · Full3MA ELVIRA ALVAREZ IBARRA 306122214ES8A/MX
May 21, 2024TXI · Full2MA ELVIRA ALVAREZ IBARRA 306122214ES8A/MX
May 9, 2024TXI · Full6OOSMA ELVIRA ALVAREZ IBARRA 306122214ES8A/MX
May 1, 2024TXI · Full5OOSMA ELVIRA ALVAREZ IBARRA 306122214ES8A/MX
Apr 24, 2024USI · Full6OOSMA ELVIRA ALVAREZ IBARRA 306122214ES8A/MX
Jan 11, 2024TXI · Full3MA ELVIRA ALVAREZ IBARRA 306122214ES8A/MX
Nov 21, 2023TXII · Walk-around0MA ELVIRA ALVAREZ IBARRA 306122214ES8A/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MA ELVIRA ALVAREZ IBARRA3061222Nov 21, 2023Oct 6, 202525TA
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.
14ES8AMXMA ELVIRA ALVAREZ IBARRANov 21, 2023Oct 6, 202525
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026