Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2001 Peterbilt 379

1NP5DB9X51N565993 · Truck-Tractor · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenOct 17, 2023
NJ
Last seenJan 7, 2026
NC
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NP5DB9X51N565993
Make
Peterbilt
Model
379
Model year
2001
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 6, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
2001 or 2031

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

North American serial sequence
565993

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
2001

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 · Oct 17, 2023 – Jan 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 7, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0KINGS AUTO CARRIERS INC 3357129DF10BD/FL
Dec 22, 2024RIIII · Driver-only0KINGS AUTO CARRIERS INC 3357129DF10BD/FL
Oct 27, 2024NCII · Walk-around1KINGS AUTO CARRIERS INC 3357129AB36DD/FL
Oct 17, 2023NJIII · Driver-only0KINGS AUTO CARRIERS INC 3357129JD46DI/FL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KINGS AUTO CARRIERS INC3357129Oct 17, 2023Jan 7, 20264FL
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.
DF10BDFLKINGS AUTO CARRIERS INCDec 22, 2024Jan 7, 20262
AB36DDFLKINGS AUTO CARRIERS INCOct 27, 2024Oct 27, 20241
JD46DIFLKINGS AUTO CARRIERS INCOct 17, 2023Oct 17, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 6, 2026