Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Peterbilt 378

1NPFXB0X5WD448226 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
30 mo
Inspections15
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 15
First seenAug 18, 2023
NC
Last seenFeb 26, 2026
NC
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NPFXB0X5WD448226
Make
Peterbilt
Model
378
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 14, 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
FXB0X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
448226

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
378

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • 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 · Aug 18, 2023 – Feb 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 26, 2026NCII · Walk-around0HOLMES IRON & METAL INC 497615YA184744/NC
Jan 14, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0HOLMES IRON & METAL INC 497615YA184744/NC
Dec 5, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0HOLMES IRON & METAL INC 497615YA184744/NC
Nov 5, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0HOLMES IRON & METAL INC 497615YA184744/NC
Oct 29, 2025NCII · Walk-around1HOLMES IRON & METAL INC 497615YA184744/NC
Sep 2, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0HOLMES IRON & METAL INC 497615YA184744/NC
Aug 20, 2025NCII · Walk-around0HOLMES IRON & METAL INC 497615YA184744/NC
May 13, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0HOLMES IRON & METAL INC 497615YA184744/NC
Oct 22, 2024NCII · Walk-around3HOLMES IRON & METAL INC 497615NS7754/NC
Jun 20, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0HOLMES IRON & METAL INC 497615NS7754/NC
Apr 5, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0HOLMES IRON & METAL INC 497615NS7754/NC
Jan 23, 2024NCII · Walk-around0HOLMES IRON & METAL INC 497615NS7754/NC
Jan 11, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0HOLMES IRON & METAL INC 497615NS7754/NC
Sep 19, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0HOLMES IRON & METAL INC 497615NS7754/NC
Aug 18, 2023NCII · Walk-around0HOLMES IRON & METAL INC 497615NS7754/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HOLMES IRON & METAL INC497615Aug 18, 2023Feb 26, 202615NC
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.
YA184744NCHOLMES IRON & METAL INCMay 13, 2025Feb 26, 20268
NS7754NCHOLMES IRON & METAL INCAug 18, 2023Oct 22, 20247
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026