Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Peterbilt 379

1NP5DB9XX4D836766 · Truck-Tractor · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
24 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 9
First seenAug 23, 2023
SC
Last seenAug 27, 2025
NC
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NP5DB9XX4D836766
Make
Peterbilt
Model
379
Model year
2004
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
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
1NP

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
5DB9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

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

North American serial sequence
836766

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
2004

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 · Aug 23, 2023 – Aug 27, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 27, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0MERC TRANSPORT LLC 3029540ND6003/NC
Aug 6, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0MERC TRANSPORT LLC 3029540ND6003/NC
Jan 27, 2025NCII · Walk-around0MERC TRANSPORT LLC 3029540ND6003/NC
Dec 6, 2024NCII · Walk-around0MERC TRANSPORT LLC 3029540ND6003/NC
Jun 25, 2024NCII · Walk-around0MERC TRANSPORT LLC 3029540ND6003/NC
May 6, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0MERC TRANSPORT LLC 3029540ND6003/NC
May 1, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0MERC TRANSPORT LLC 3029540ND6003/NC
Apr 1, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0MERC TRANSPORT LLC 3029540ND6003/NC
Aug 23, 2023SCIII · Driver-only1MERC TRANSPORT LLC 3029540ND6003/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MERC TRANSPORT LLC3029540Aug 23, 2023Aug 27, 20259NC
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.
ND6003NCMERC TRANSPORT LLCAug 23, 2023Aug 27, 20259
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026