Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Peterbilt 379

1XP5D68X6VD436705 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 12
First seenFeb 28, 2025
TX
Last seenJul 29, 2026
TX
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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XP5D68X6VD436705
Make
Peterbilt
Model
379
Model year
1997
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
5D68X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1997 or 2027

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

North American serial sequence
436705

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 · 121 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
379

Prefix basis · 121 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
1997

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 · Feb 28, 2025 – Jul 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 29, 2026TXII · Walk-around0CONTINENTAL BATTERY COMPANY 194390K194230/TX
Jul 21, 2026TXI · Full1RUBEN PEREA JR 688985K194230/TX
Apr 8, 2026TXII · Walk-around1OOSRUBEN PEREA JR 688985K194230/TX
Mar 25, 2026TXI · Full0RUBEN PEREA JR 688985K194230/TX
Dec 12, 2025TXII · Walk-around1RUBEN PEREA JR 688985K194230/TX
Jul 9, 2025TXI · Full0RUBEN PEREA JR 688985K194230/TX
Apr 11, 2025TXII · Walk-around0RUBEN PEREA JR 688985K194230/TX
Apr 9, 2025TXII · Walk-around0RUBEN PEREA JR 688985K194230/TX
Apr 3, 2025TXII · Walk-around0RUBEN PEREA JR 688985K194230/TX
Mar 26, 2025TXII · Walk-around0RUBEN PEREA JR 688985K194230/TX
Mar 3, 2025TXIII · Driver-only0RUBEN PEREA JR 688985K194230/TX
Feb 28, 2025TXII · Walk-around2RUBEN PEREA JR 688985K194230/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CONTINENTAL BATTERY COMPANY194390Jul 29, 2026Jul 29, 20261TX
RUBEN PEREA JR688985Feb 28, 2025Jul 21, 202611TX
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.
K194230TX1CONTINENTAL BATTERY COMPANYJul 29, 2026Jul 29, 20261
K194230TX1RUBEN PEREA JRFeb 28, 2025Jul 21, 202611
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026