Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9TH3CN549142 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 11
First seenApr 1, 2024
TX
Last seenOct 10, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
4V4NC9TH3CN549142
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 4, 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
NC9TH

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
549142

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 · 1,914 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 1,914 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 · Apr 1, 2024 – Oct 10, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 10, 2025TXI · Full0MANTENIMIENTO LIMOSA SA DE CV 418230354AS9K/MX
Sep 29, 2025TXII · Walk-around3OOSMANTENIMIENTO LIMOSA SA DE CV 418230354AS9K/MX
Sep 22, 2025TXI · Full6MANTENIMIENTO LIMOSA SA DE CV 418230354AS9K/MX
Sep 9, 2025TXI · Full2MANTENIMIENTO LIMOSA SA DE CV 418230354AS9K/MX
Aug 29, 2025TXI · Full7OOSMANTENIMIENTO LIMOSA SA DE CV 418230354AS9K/MX
Oct 19, 2024TXII · Walk-around1PETROLIFICOS DE MONTERREY SA DE CV 391046454AS9K/MX
Oct 11, 2024TXII · Walk-around4OOSPETROLIFICOS DE MONTERREY SA DE CV 391046454AS9K/MX
Sep 9, 2024TXII · Walk-around2OOSPETROLIFICOS DE MONTERREY SA DE CV 391046454AS9K/MX
Jul 11, 2024TXIII · Driver-only2PETROLIFICOS DE MONTERREY SA DE CV 391046454AS9K/MX
Apr 30, 2024TXII · Walk-around3PETROLIFICOS DE MONTERREY SA DE CV 391046454AS9K/MX
Apr 1, 2024TXI · Full5OOSPETROLIFICOS DE MONTERREY SA DE CV 391046454AS9K/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MANTENIMIENTO LIMOSA SA DE CV4182303Aug 29, 2025Oct 10, 20255NL
PETROLIFICOS DE MONTERREY SA DE CV3910464Apr 1, 2024Oct 19, 20246TA
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.
54AS9KMXMANTENIMIENTO LIMOSA SA DE CVAug 29, 2025Oct 10, 20255
54AS9KMX1PETROLIFICOS DE MONTERREY SA DE CVApr 1, 2024Oct 19, 20246
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 4, 2026