Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9TH9CN555205 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
32 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenSep 25, 2023
IL
Last seenMay 21, 2026
SC
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9TH9CN555205
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 5, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
555205

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 25, 2023 – May 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 21, 2026SCIII · Driver-only0SPARTAN SPIRIT INC 4003400P1250768/IL
Jul 28, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0SPARTAN SPIRIT INC 4003400P1250768/IL
Apr 29, 2025WAII · Walk-around0SPARTAN SPIRIT INC 4003400P1250768/IL
Aug 31, 2024ILII · Walk-around2OOSSPARTAN SPIRIT INC 4003400P1250768/IL
Sep 25, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0SPARTAN SPIRIT INC 4003400P1196792/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SPARTAN SPIRIT INC4003400Sep 25, 2023May 21, 20265IL
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.
P1250768ILSPARTAN SPIRIT INCAug 31, 2024May 21, 20264
P1196792ILSPARTAN SPIRIT INCSep 25, 2023Sep 25, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026