Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Peterbilt 388

1NPWD49X9CD157229 · Truck-Tractor · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
10 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenApr 18, 2025
IL
Last seenFeb 5, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NPWD49X9CD157229
Make
Peterbilt
Model
388
Model year
2012
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 7, 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
WD49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
157229

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 · 246 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
388

Prefix basis · 246 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
388

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

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 · Apr 18, 2025 – Feb 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 5, 2026TXII · Walk-around7YES AUTO TRANSPORT INC 2209779XE761J/FL
Oct 25, 2025TXIII · Driver-only1YES AUTO TRANSPORT INC 2209779XE761J/FL
May 7, 2025KYIII · Driver-only1YES AUTO TRANSPORT INC 2209779XE761J/FL
Apr 18, 2025ILIII · Driver-only1YES AUTO TRANSPORT INC 2209779XE761J/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
YES AUTO TRANSPORT INC2209779Apr 18, 2025Feb 5, 20264FL
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.
XE761JFLYES AUTO TRANSPORT INCApr 18, 2025Feb 5, 20264
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 7, 2026