Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1987 Peterbilt 379

1XP5D29X3HN212751 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenSep 20, 2024
FL
Last seenFeb 12, 2026
FL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 17 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
1XP5D29X3HN212751
Make
Peterbilt
Model
379
Model year
1987
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 11, 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
1XP

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
5D29X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
212751

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 · 70 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
379

Prefix basis · 70 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
1987

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PETERBILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
379

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

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 · Sep 20, 2024 – Feb 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 12, 2026FLIII · Driver-only0SALTY TOWZ LLC 4436213XE441Y/FL
Sep 8, 2025FLI · Full1SALTY TOWZ LLC 4436213XE441Y/FL
Jan 17, 2025FLIII · Driver-only0MATCHETT TOWING AND RECOVERY INC 695510XB977Y/FL
Sep 20, 2024FLI · Full0MATCHETT TOWING AND RECOVERY INC 695510XB977Y/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SALTY TOWZ LLC4436213Sep 8, 2025Feb 12, 20262FL
MATCHETT TOWING AND RECOVERY INC695510Sep 20, 2024Jan 17, 20252FL
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
XE441YFLSALTY TOWZ LLCSep 8, 2025Feb 12, 20262
XB977YFLMATCHETT TOWING AND RECOVERY INCSep 20, 2024Jan 17, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 11, 2026