Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Peterbilt 388

1NPWL40X9CD169283 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
22 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenOct 10, 2023
CT
Last seenAug 4, 2025
CT
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NPWL40X9CD169283
Make
Peterbilt
Model
388
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 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
WL40X

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
169283

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 · 134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
388

Prefix basis · 134 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

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 · Oct 10, 2023 – Aug 4, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 4, 2025CTII · Walk-around7OOSARGUETA CONSTRUCTION AND LANDSCAPING LLC 3509327BA91432/CT
Jul 18, 2025CTIII · Driver-only0ARGUETA CONSTRUCTION AND LANDSCAPING LLC 3509327BA91432/CT
Jun 12, 2025NYII · Walk-around9ARGUETA CONSTRUCTION AND LANDSCAPING LLC 3509327BA91432/CT
Mar 6, 2024CTII · Walk-around2ARGUETA CONSTRUCTION AND LANDSCAPING LLC 3509327BA91432/CT
Oct 10, 2023CTI · Full8OOSARGUETA CONSTRUCTION AND LANDSCAPING LLC 3509327TN602568/AL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARGUETA CONSTRUCTION AND LANDSCAPING LLC3509327Oct 10, 2023Aug 4, 20255CT
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.
BA91432CTARGUETA CONSTRUCTION AND LANDSCAPING LLCMar 6, 2024Aug 4, 20254
TN602568ALARGUETA CONSTRUCTION AND LANDSCAPING LLCOct 10, 2023Oct 10, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026