Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Peterbilt 384

1NPVL79X3CD147814 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
35 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 9
First seenAug 31, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 17, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NPVL79X3CD147814
Make
Peterbilt
Model
384
Model year
2012
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
VL79X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
147814

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 · 41 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
384

Prefix basis · 41 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
2012

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PETERBILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
384

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 · Aug 31, 2023 – Jul 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 17, 2026CAI · Full6TAZMANIAN MACHINE LLC 343913084881Z2/CA
Jan 30, 2026CAII · Walk-around2TAZMANIAN MACHINE LLC 343913084881Z2/CA
Sep 11, 2025CAII · Walk-around0TAZMANIAN MACHINE LLC 343913084881Z2/CA
Jan 16, 2025CAI · Full0TAZMANIAN MACHINE LLC 343913084881Z2/CA
Jan 13, 2025CAI · Full1TAZMANIAN MACHINE LLC 343913084881Z2/CA
Jul 8, 2024CAI · Full0TAZMANIAN MACHINE LLC 343913084881Z2/CA
Jun 14, 2024CAII · Walk-around1TAZMANIAN MACHINE LLC 343913084881Z2/CA
Apr 27, 2024CAI · Full3TAZMANIAN MACHINE LLC 343913084881Z2/CA
Aug 31, 2023CAIII · Driver-only1TAZMANIAN MACHINE LLC 343913084881Z2/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TAZMANIAN MACHINE LLC3439130Aug 31, 2023Jul 17, 20269CA
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.
84881Z2CA1TAZMANIAN MACHINE LLCAug 31, 2023Jul 17, 20269
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026