Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Peterbilt 378

1NPFXBTXX4D835346 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
29 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenSep 6, 2023
KY
Last seenFeb 13, 2026
KY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NPFXBTXX4D835346
Make
Peterbilt
Model
378
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 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
FXBTX

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
835346

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 · 33 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
378

Prefix basis · 33 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
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

  • 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 · Sep 6, 2023 – Feb 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 13, 2026KYII · Walk-around0TIMOTHY HELTON CONSTRUCTION LLC 696938931136/KY
May 15, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0TIMOTHY HELTON CONSTRUCTION LLC 696938931136/KY
Jun 6, 2024KYII · Walk-around0TIMOTHY HELTON CONSTRUCTION LLC 696938931136/KY
Sep 7, 2023KYII · Walk-around0TIMOTHY HELTON CONSTRUCTION LLC 696938931136/KY
Sep 6, 2023KYII · Walk-around0TIMOTHY HELTON CONSTRUCTION LLC 696938931136/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TIMOTHY HELTON CONSTRUCTION LLC696938Sep 6, 2023Feb 13, 20265KY
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.
931136KYTIMOTHY HELTON CONSTRUCTION LLCSep 6, 2023Feb 13, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026