Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Peterbilt 388

1NPWX4EX3CD142710 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenOct 3, 2023
OH
Last seenSep 22, 2025
UT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NPWX4EX3CD142710
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
WX4EX

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
142710

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 · 114 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
388

Prefix basis · 114 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 3, 2023 – Sep 22, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 22, 2025UTIII · Driver-only1LUIS CHAVEZ TRUCKING INC 20950480BJC3/UT
Jun 16, 2025UTIII · Driver-only0LUIS CHAVEZ TRUCKING INC 20950480BJC3/UT
Jun 12, 2025UTII · Walk-around2LUIS CHAVEZ TRUCKING INC 20950480BJC3/UT
Dec 12, 2023UTIII · Driver-only1LUIS CHAVEZ TRUCKING INC 20950480BJC3/UT
Oct 3, 2023OHII · Walk-around1HART TRUCKING LLC 2314827PWU3582/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LUIS CHAVEZ TRUCKING INC2095048Dec 12, 2023Sep 22, 20254UT
HART TRUCKING LLC2314827Oct 3, 2023Oct 3, 20231OH
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.
0BJC3UTLUIS CHAVEZ TRUCKING INCDec 12, 2023Sep 22, 20254
PWU3582OHHART TRUCKING LLCOct 3, 2023Oct 3, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026