Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9THXCN543290 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenSep 20, 2023
TX
Last seenJun 10, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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
4V4NC9THXCN543290
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 21, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
543290

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 · Sep 20, 2023 – Jun 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 10, 2026TXII · Walk-around5BFC TRUCKING LLC 43089411N72664/TX
Mar 12, 2026TXII · Walk-around2BFC TRUCKING LLC 43089411N72664/TX
Nov 7, 2025TXII · Walk-around2BFC TRUCKING LLC 43089411N72664/TX
Sep 24, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSBFC TRUCKING LLC 43089411N72664/TX
Jan 30, 2024TXI · Full12OOSA & A TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC 35840691M57919/TX
Oct 3, 2023TXI · Full2OOSA & A TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC 35840691M57919/TX
Sep 20, 2023TXII · Walk-around2A & A TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC 35840691M57919/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BFC TRUCKING LLC4308941Sep 24, 2025Jun 10, 20264TX
A & A TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC3584069Sep 20, 2023Jan 30, 20243TX
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.
1N72664TX1BFC TRUCKING LLCSep 24, 2025Jun 10, 20264
1M57919TXA & A TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INCSep 20, 2023Jan 30, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026