Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Peterbilt 379

1NP5DB9XX5N871187 · Truck-Tractor · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
31 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 4
First seenJun 15, 2023
GA
Last seenJan 22, 2026
RI
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NP5DB9XX5N871187
Make
Peterbilt
Model
379
Model year
2005
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 8, 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
2005 or 2035

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

North American serial sequence
871187

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
2005

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 15, 2023 – Jan 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 22, 2026RIIII · Driver-only2OOSROYAL AUTO TRANSPORT INC 2967723DG01AX/RI
Jul 23, 2025MAII · Walk-around9OOSROYAL AUTO TRANSPORT INC 2967723AB84IF/FL
Jun 14, 2024FLIII · Driver-only1ROYAL AUTO TRANSPORT INC 2967723AB84IF/FL
Jun 15, 2023GAII · Walk-around11OOSROYAL AUTO TRANSPORT INC 2967723JD81HY/FL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ROYAL AUTO TRANSPORT INC2967723Jun 15, 2023Jan 22, 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.
DG01AXRIROYAL AUTO TRANSPORT INCJan 22, 2026Jan 22, 20261
AB84IFFLROYAL AUTO TRANSPORT INCJun 14, 2024Jul 23, 20252
JD81HYFLROYAL AUTO TRANSPORT INCJun 15, 2023Jun 15, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 8, 2026