Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH3CN546710 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 12
First seenDec 29, 2023
SC
Last seenAug 28, 2026
VA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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
4V4NC9EH3CN546710
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 19, 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
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
546710

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 · Dec 29, 2023 – Aug 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 28, 2026VAII · Walk-around0NOVA TRANSPORT INC 2937246AZ746N/NJ
Jun 22, 2026SCI · Full15OOSNOVA TRANSPORT INC 2937246AZ746N/NJ
Feb 11, 2026SCII · Walk-around11OOSNOVA TRANSPORT INC 2937246AZ746N/NJ
Dec 19, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0NOVA TRANSPORT INC 2937246AZ746N/NJ
Dec 9, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0NOVA TRANSPORT INC 2937246AZ746N/NJ
Sep 27, 2025TXII · Walk-around2NOVA TRANSPORT INC 2937246AZ746N/NJ
Sep 16, 2025TXII · Walk-around0NOVA TRANSPORT INC 2937246AZ746N/NJ
Jul 11, 2025TXII · Walk-around2OOSNOVA TRANSPORT INC 2937246AZ746N/NJ
Jul 1, 2025NYIII · Driver-only8OOSNOVA TRANSPORT INC 2937246AZ746N/NJ
Jun 23, 2025ALII · Walk-around14OOSNOVA TRANSPORT INC 2937246AZ746N/NJ
Apr 8, 2025LAII · Walk-around1NOVA TRANSPORT INC 2937246AZ746N/NJ
Dec 29, 2023SCIII · Driver-only3STATE TO STATE FREIGHT LLC 3417050VT4323/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NOVA TRANSPORT INC2937246Apr 8, 2025Aug 28, 202611PA
STATE TO STATE FREIGHT LLC3417050Dec 29, 2023Dec 29, 20231NC
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.
AZ746NNJ1NOVA TRANSPORT INCApr 8, 2025Aug 28, 202611
VT4323NCSTATE TO STATE FREIGHT LLCDec 29, 2023Dec 29, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026