Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Peterbilt 357

1NPALT0X2WD455114 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
15 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenJun 21, 2023
LA
Last seenSep 4, 2024
LA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NPALT0X2WD455114
Make
Peterbilt
Model
357
Model year
1998
Body class
Truck
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
ALT0X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
455114

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 · 167 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
357

Prefix basis · 167 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
1998

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PETERBILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
357

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 21, 2023 – Sep 4, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 4, 2024LAII · Walk-around3OOSFRENCH TRUCKING, LLC 574674G8470/LA
Jun 20, 2024LAIII · Driver-only0FRENCH TRUCKING, LLC 574674G8470/LA
Nov 28, 2023LAI · Full1OOSFRENCH TRUCKING, LLC 574674G8470/LA
Sep 18, 2023LAI · Full2FRENCH TRUCKING, LLC 574674G8470/LA
Jun 21, 2023LAI · Full4OOSFRENCH TRUCKING, LLC 574674G8470/LA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FRENCH TRUCKING, LLC574674Jun 21, 2023Sep 4, 20245LA
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.
G8470LAFRENCH TRUCKING, LLCJun 21, 2023Sep 4, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026