Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1996 Peterbilt 379

1XP5DB8X8TD420138 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
18 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenOct 25, 2023
TX
Last seenApr 22, 2025
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XP5DB8X8TD420138
Make
Peterbilt
Model
379
Model year
1996
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 24, 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
5DB8X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
420138

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 · 702 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
379

Prefix basis · 702 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
1996

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 · Oct 25, 2023 – Apr 22, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 22, 2025TXII · Walk-around0THIRD COAST STEEL HAULERS LLC 28139431N66909/TX
Mar 25, 2025TXI · Full0THIRD COAST STEEL HAULERS LLC 28139431N66909/TX
Nov 19, 2024TXI · Full10OOSTHIRD COAST STEEL HAULERS LLC 2813943NONE/TX
Sep 19, 2024TXII · Walk-around2THIRD COAST STEEL HAULERS LLC 281394333V574V/TX
Nov 27, 2023TXII · Walk-around3THIRD COAST STEEL HAULERS LLC 281394327T353M/TX
Oct 25, 2023TXII · Walk-around4OOSTHIRD COAST STEEL HAULERS LLC 281394396T324M/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
THIRD COAST STEEL HAULERS LLC2813943Oct 25, 2023Apr 22, 20256TX
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.
1N66909TXTHIRD COAST STEEL HAULERS LLCMar 25, 2025Apr 22, 20252
NONETXTHIRD COAST STEEL HAULERS LLCNov 19, 2024Nov 19, 20241
33V574VTXTHIRD COAST STEEL HAULERS LLCSep 19, 2024Sep 19, 20241
27T353MTXTHIRD COAST STEEL HAULERS LLCNov 27, 2023Nov 27, 20231
96T324MTXTHIRD COAST STEEL HAULERS LLCOct 25, 2023Oct 25, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 24, 2026