Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1989 Peterbilt 379

1XP5D29XXKN270041 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
13 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 7
First seenNov 20, 2024
PA
Last seenDec 17, 2025
OK
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XP5D29XXKN270041
Make
Peterbilt
Model
379
Model year
1989
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
270041

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
1989

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 · Nov 20, 2024 – Dec 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 17, 2025OKII · Walk-around4OOSA&L TRUCKING INC 1695138NR90996/AR
Nov 5, 2025ARIII · Driver-only1A&L TRUCKING INC 1695138K830365/AR
Nov 4, 2025TXII · Walk-around5OOSA&L TRUCKING INC 1695138K830365/AR
Sep 9, 2025PAII · Walk-around2A&L TRUCKING INC 1695138K830365/AR
Aug 11, 2025PAII · Walk-around1A&L TRUCKING INC 1695138K830365/AR
Dec 5, 2024TXII · Walk-around11OOSA&L TRUCKING INC 1695138K830365/AR
Nov 20, 2024PAII · Walk-around12OOSA&L TRUCKING INC 1695138K820152/AR
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
A&L TRUCKING INC1695138Nov 20, 2024Dec 17, 20257AR
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.
NR90996ARA&L TRUCKING INCDec 17, 2025Dec 17, 20251
K830365ARA&L TRUCKING INCDec 5, 2024Nov 5, 20255
K820152ARA&L TRUCKING INCNov 20, 2024Nov 20, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026