Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Peterbilt 357

1NPALUEX74D827039 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
30 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenAug 16, 2023
TX
Last seenFeb 9, 2026
TX
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NPALUEX74D827039
Make
Peterbilt
Model
357
Model year
2004
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
ALUEX

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
827039

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 · 64 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
357

Prefix basis · 64 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
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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 16, 2023 – Feb 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 9, 2026TXII · Walk-around12OOSBARRON JR ASPHALT PAVING LLC 24642721M21708/TX
Sep 17, 2025TXII · Walk-around6BARRON JR ASPHALT PAVING LLC 2464272NONE/TX
Sep 23, 2024TXI · Full8BARRON JR ASPHALT PAVING LLC 24642721M21504/TX
Jul 12, 2024TXII · Walk-around8OOSBARRON JR ASPHALT PAVING LLC 24642721M21708/TX
Jun 5, 2024TXII · Walk-around1BARRON JR ASPHALT PAVING LLC 24642721M21708/TX
Apr 5, 2024TXII · Walk-around3BARRON JR ASPHALT PAVING LLC 24642721M21708/TX
Oct 10, 2023TXII · Walk-around1BARRON JR ASPHALT PAVING LLC 24642721M21708/TX
Aug 16, 2023TXII · Walk-around3BARRON JR ASPHALT PAVING LLC 24642721M21708/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BARRON JR ASPHALT PAVING LLC2464272Aug 16, 2023Feb 9, 20268TX
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.
1M21708TXBARRON JR ASPHALT PAVING LLCAug 16, 2023Feb 9, 20266
NONETXBARRON JR ASPHALT PAVING LLCSep 17, 2025Sep 17, 20251
1M21504TXBARRON JR ASPHALT PAVING LLCSep 23, 2024Sep 23, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026