Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Peterbilt 388

1NPWL49X8CD153255 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
25 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 4
First seenMay 6, 2024
CA
Last seenJun 1, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NPWL49X8CD153255
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
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
WL49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
153255

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 · 127 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
388

Prefix basis · 127 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 · May 6, 2024 – Jun 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 1, 2026CAII · Walk-around1OOSAVALOS AUTO TRANSPORT INC 3948250YP74769/CA
Sep 18, 2025AZII · Walk-around8OOSAVALOS AUTO TRANSPORT INC 3948250YP74769/CA
Apr 14, 2025AZII · Walk-around3OOSAVALOS AUTO TRANSPORT INC 3948250YP74769/CA
May 6, 2024CAII · Walk-around3OOSAVALOS AUTO TRANSPORT INC 3948250YP74769/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AVALOS AUTO TRANSPORT INC3948250May 6, 2024Jun 1, 20264CA
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.
YP74769CAAVALOS AUTO TRANSPORT INCMay 6, 2024Jun 1, 20264
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 7, 2026