Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1999 Peterbilt 379

1NP5DB9X4XD462501 · Truck-Tractor · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenJun 20, 2023
FL
Last seenApr 8, 2026
TX
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NP5DB9X4XD462501
Make
Peterbilt
Model
379
Model year
1999
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
1NP

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
5DB9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1999 or 2029

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
462501

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
PETERBILT

Prefix basis · 475 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
379

Prefix basis · 475 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
1999

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PETERBILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
379

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

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 · Jun 20, 2023 – Apr 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 8, 2026TXII · Walk-around7OOSLIFE IN TRUCKS LLC 3664458DG91AK/FL
Jan 6, 2026LAIII · Driver-only3LIFE IN TRUCKS LLC 3664458DG91AK/FL
Dec 2, 2025FLII · Walk-around7OOSLIFE IN TRUCKS LLC 3664458DG91AK/FL
Sep 19, 2025TXIII · Driver-only0LIFE IN TRUCKS LLC 3664458DG91AK/FL
Jun 20, 2023FLIII · Driver-only0LIFE IN TRUCKS LLC 3664458JD53HL/FL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LIFE IN TRUCKS LLC3664458Jun 20, 2023Apr 8, 20265FL
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.
DG91AKFLLIFE IN TRUCKS LLCSep 19, 2025Apr 8, 20264
JD53HLFLLIFE IN TRUCKS LLCJun 20, 2023Jun 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026