Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Peterbilt 388

1NPWL4EX1DD210256 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
18 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 10
First seenJun 25, 2024
SC
Last seenDec 2, 2025
NC
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NPWL4EX1DD210256
Make
Peterbilt
Model
388
Model year
2013
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
WL4EX

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
210256

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 · 22 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
388

Prefix basis · 22 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
2013

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 · Jun 25, 2024 – Dec 2, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 2, 2025NCIII · Driver-only2ECS&M INC 2788483ZB57539/NC
Oct 29, 2025NCII · Walk-around1ECS&M INC 2788483ZB57539/NC
Jun 11, 2025NCII · Walk-around0ECS&M INC 2788483ZB57539/NC
May 30, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0ECS&M INC 2788483ZB57539/NC
May 6, 2025NCII · Walk-around2ECS&M INC 2788483ZB57539/NC
Apr 30, 2025NCII · Walk-around1ECS&M INC 2788483ZB57539/NC
Apr 1, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0ECS&M INC 2788483ZB57539/NC
Nov 12, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0ECS&M INC 2788483ZB57539/NC
Oct 29, 2024NCIII · Driver-only1ECS&M INC 2788483ZB57539/NC
Jun 25, 2024SCIII · Driver-only3ECS&M INC 2788483ZB57539/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ECS&M INC2788483Jun 25, 2024Dec 2, 202510NC
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.
ZB57539NCECS&M INCJun 25, 2024Dec 2, 202510
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026