Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Peterbilt 379

1XP5DR9X2VD438273 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
22 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenAug 8, 2024
LA
Last seenJun 14, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XP5DR9X2VD438273
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 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
5DR9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
438273

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 · 1,270 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
379

Prefix basis · 1,270 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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 8, 2024 – Jun 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 14, 2026TXII · Walk-around4GUIDRYS CATFISH LLC 243308P247918/LA
Mar 20, 2026MSIII · Driver-only0GUIDRYS CATFISH LLC 243308P247918/LA
Jan 7, 2026MSII · Walk-around0GUIDRYS CATFISH LLC 243308P 247918/LA
Sep 25, 2025MSIII · Driver-only0GUIDRYS CATFISH LLC 243308P247918/LA
Aug 8, 2024LAIII · Driver-only1GUIDRYS CATFISH LLC 243308P0247918/LA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GUIDRYS CATFISH LLC243308Aug 8, 2024Jun 14, 20265LA
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.
P247918LA1GUIDRYS CATFISH LLCSep 25, 2025Jun 14, 20263
P 247918LAGUIDRYS CATFISH LLCJan 7, 2026Jan 7, 20261
P0247918LAGUIDRYS CATFISH LLCAug 8, 2024Aug 8, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026