Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1990 Peterbilt 379

1XP5DB9XXLN287763 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
35 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenAug 18, 2023
WI
Last seenJul 7, 2026
MI
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 35 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XP5DB9XXLN287763
Make
Peterbilt
Model
379
Model year
1990
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
287763

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
1990

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 · Aug 18, 2023 – Jul 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 7, 2026MIIII · Driver-only1NORTHERN BLUE TRUCKING LLC 437768545147Z/WI
Jul 11, 2025WII · Full10OOSNORTHERN BLUE TRUCKING LLC 437768545147Z/WI
Jan 15, 2025WIII · Walk-around3OOSNORTHERN BLUE COMPANIES INC 412106245147Z/WI
Jul 31, 2024WIII · Walk-around2NORTHERN BLUE COMPANIES INC 412106245147Z/WI
Feb 29, 2024WIIII · Driver-only0NORTHERN BLUE COMPANIES INC 412106245147Z/WI
Aug 18, 2023WIIII · Driver-only0INNOVATIVE COMPANIES INC 312058345147Z/WI
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NORTHERN BLUE TRUCKING LLC4377685Jul 11, 2025Jul 7, 20262WI
NORTHERN BLUE COMPANIES INC4121062Feb 29, 2024Jan 15, 20253WI
INNOVATIVE COMPANIES INC3120583Aug 18, 2023Aug 18, 20231WI
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.
45147ZWI1NORTHERN BLUE TRUCKING LLCJul 11, 2025Jul 7, 20262
45147ZWINORTHERN BLUE COMPANIES INCFeb 29, 2024Jan 15, 20253
45147ZWIINNOVATIVE COMPANIES INCAug 18, 2023Aug 18, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026