Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1987 Peterbilt 379

1XP5D29X4HN217229 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenFeb 6, 2024
IN
Last seenApr 22, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XP5D29X4HN217229
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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
217229

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 6, 2024 – Apr 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 22, 2026TXII · Walk-around44 ACES TRUCKING LLC 4402840AER599/KS
May 30, 2025KSIII · Driver-only24 ACES TRUCKING LLC 4402840TEMP/KS
Jun 24, 2024ARIII · Driver-only1KANSAS CITY REFRIGERATION TRANSPORT LLC 3648534209367/KS
Feb 6, 2024INIII · Driver-only0KANSAS CITY REFRIGERATION TRANSPORT LLC 3648534209367/KS
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
4 ACES TRUCKING LLC4402840May 30, 2025Apr 22, 20262KS
KANSAS CITY REFRIGERATION TRANSPORT LLC3648534Feb 6, 2024Jun 24, 20242KS
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.
AER599KS4 ACES TRUCKING LLCApr 22, 2026Apr 22, 20261
TEMPKS4 ACES TRUCKING LLCMay 30, 2025May 30, 20251
209367KSKANSAS CITY REFRIGERATION TRANSPORT LLCFeb 6, 2024Jun 24, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 11, 2026