Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH2CN552093 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
4 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenJan 20, 2026
CA
Last seenMay 21, 2026
CO
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 4 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
4V4NC9EH2CN552093
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
Aug 9, 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
NC9EH

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
552093

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 · 51,900 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 51,900 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 · Jan 20, 2026 – May 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 21, 2026COI · Full4BEUTHEN TRANSLINES INC 4548372P1282973/IL
Mar 30, 2026CAII · Walk-around1OOSGEARSHIFT LLC 4234524P1282973/IL
Jan 20, 2026CAI · Full4OOSSYNCRIDE LLC 4246818P1282973/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BEUTHEN TRANSLINES INC4548372May 21, 2026May 21, 20261NC
GEARSHIFT LLC4234524Mar 30, 2026Mar 30, 20261IN
SYNCRIDE LLC4246818Jan 20, 2026Jan 20, 20261IL
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.
P1282973ILBEUTHEN TRANSLINES INCMay 21, 2026May 21, 20261
P1282973ILGEARSHIFT LLCMar 30, 2026Mar 30, 20261
P1282973ILSYNCRIDE LLCJan 20, 2026Jan 20, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026