Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

1998 Peterbilt 379

1XP5DB9X0WD465173 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenAug 29, 2023
UT
Last seenFeb 11, 2026
WA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XP5DB9X0WD465173
Make
Peterbilt
Model
379
Model year
1998
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
5DB9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
465173

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 · 13,463 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
379

Prefix basis · 13,463 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.

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 · Aug 29, 2023 – Feb 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 11, 2026WAIII · Driver-only1—DRY CARGO LLC 441812485423RP/WA
Jan 27, 2026WAIII · Driver-only0—DRY CARGO LLC 441812485423RP/WA
Mar 27, 2025WAIII · Driver-only1—BAL EXPRESS LLC 306782185423RP/WA
Mar 20, 2025UTI · Full1—BAL EXPRESS LLC 306782185423RP/WA
Apr 7, 2024ORII · Walk-around1OOSBAL EXPRESS LLC 306782185423RP/WA
Aug 29, 2023UTIII · Driver-only0—BAL EXPRESS LLC 306782185423RP/WA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DRY CARGO LLC4418124Jan 27, 2026Feb 11, 20262WA
BAL EXPRESS LLC3067821Aug 29, 2023Mar 27, 20254WA
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.
85423RPWA—DRY CARGO LLCJan 27, 2026 → Feb 11, 20262
85423RPWA—BAL EXPRESS LLCAug 29, 2023 → Mar 27, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 24, 2026