Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Peterbilt 388

1NPWL79X3ED236645 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
25 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 11
First seenJul 3, 2023
CA
Last seenAug 12, 2025
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NPWL79X3ED236645
Make
Peterbilt
Model
388
Model year
2014
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
WL79X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
236645

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 · 10 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
388

Prefix basis · 10 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
2014

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 · Jul 3, 2023 – Aug 12, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 12, 2025CAI · Full0RAMOS TANK LINE 544022EP06396/CA
Jul 10, 2025CAI · Full2OOSRAMOS TANK LINE 544022EP06396/CA
Jan 10, 2025CAI · Full0RAMOS TANK LINE 544022EP06396/CA
Jan 8, 2025CAI · Full1RAMOS TANK LINE 544022EP06396/CA
Oct 9, 2024CAI · Full1RAMOS TANK LINE 544022EP06396/CA
Oct 4, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0RAMOS TANK LINE 544022EP06396/CA
May 8, 2024CAI · Full3OOSRAMOS TANK LINE 544022EP06396/CA
Apr 14, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0RAMOS TANK LINE 544022EP06396/CA
Nov 28, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only2RAMOS TANK LINE 544022EP06396/CA
Oct 4, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0RAMOS TANK LINE 544022EP06396/CA
Jul 3, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only0RAMOS TANK LINE 544022EP06396/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RAMOS TANK LINE544022Jul 3, 2023Aug 12, 202511CA
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.
EP06396CARAMOS TANK LINEJul 3, 2023Aug 12, 202511
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026