Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EJ7CN539553 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
26 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenDec 25, 2023
TX
Last seenFeb 26, 2026
TX
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 26 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EJ7CN539553
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
NC9EJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
539553

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 · 8,552 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 8,552 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 · Dec 25, 2023 – Feb 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 26, 2026TXI · Full6STAR TRUCKING SERVICES 369936688N613N/TX
Feb 19, 2026TXII · Walk-around6OOSSTAR TRUCKING SERVICES 369936610X248W/TX
Feb 16, 2026TXII · Walk-around4STAR TRUCKING SERVICES 369936687Y203W/TX
Dec 9, 2025TXII · Walk-around4STAR TRUCKING SERVICES 369936619R501N/TX
Aug 5, 2024TXII · Walk-around1OOSFORCE LOGISTICS US LLC 2878088R563387/TX
Apr 10, 2024TXII · Walk-around6OOSC&K TRUCKING LLC 540864R563387/TX
Dec 25, 2023TXII · Walk-around0ELITE FREIGHTWAYS LLC 3300200R563387/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
STAR TRUCKING SERVICES3699366Dec 9, 2025Feb 26, 20264TX
FORCE LOGISTICS US LLC2878088Aug 5, 2024Aug 5, 20241TX
C&K TRUCKING LLC540864Apr 10, 2024Apr 10, 20241IL
ELITE FREIGHTWAYS LLC3300200Dec 25, 2023Dec 25, 20231TX
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.
88N613NTX1STAR TRUCKING SERVICESFeb 26, 2026Feb 26, 20261
10X248WTX1STAR TRUCKING SERVICESFeb 19, 2026Feb 19, 20261
87Y203WTX1STAR TRUCKING SERVICESFeb 16, 2026Feb 16, 20261
19R501NTX1STAR TRUCKING SERVICESDec 9, 2025Dec 9, 20251
R563387TXFORCE LOGISTICS US LLCAug 5, 2024Aug 5, 20241
R563387TX1C&K TRUCKING LLCApr 10, 2024Apr 10, 20241
R563387TXELITE FREIGHTWAYS LLCDec 25, 2023Dec 25, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026