Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1999 Peterbilt 379

1XP5DB9X0XN484978 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
18 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenOct 22, 2024
FL
Last seenApr 24, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XP5DB9X0XN484978
Make
Peterbilt
Model
379
Model year
1999
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
5DB9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1999 or 2029

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

North American serial sequence
484978

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.

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
1999

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 · Oct 22, 2024 – Apr 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 24, 2026TXII · Walk-around1MDF AUTO TRANSPORT CORP 1384157DF50BB/FL
Mar 18, 2026LAII · Walk-around0MDF AUTO TRANSPORT CORP 1384157DF50BB/FL
Feb 26, 2026TXII · Walk-around4OOSMDF AUTO TRANSPORT CORP 1384157DF50BB/FL
Jan 31, 2025MSII · Walk-around0MDF AUTO TRANSPORT CORP 1384157DF50BB/FL
Jan 10, 2025FLII · Walk-around6OOSMDF AUTO TRANSPORT CORP 1384157DF50BB/FL
Dec 6, 2024LAIII · Driver-only2MDF AUTO TRANSPORT CORP 1384157DF50BB/FL
Oct 22, 2024FLII · Walk-around8OOSMDF AUTO TRANSPORT CORP 1384157DF50BB/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MDF AUTO TRANSPORT CORP1384157Oct 22, 2024Apr 24, 20267FL
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.
DF50BBFLMDF AUTO TRANSPORT CORPOct 22, 2024Apr 24, 20267
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026