Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Peterbilt 379

1XP5DR9XXWD444887 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
21 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 7
First seenJan 31, 2024
TX
Last seenOct 10, 2025
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XP5DR9XXWD444887
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 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
5DR9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
444887

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
1998

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 · Jan 31, 2024 – Oct 10, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 10, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSSERGIO HERNANDEZ 389527534U382N/TX
Jul 28, 2025TXII · Walk-around5SERGIO HERNANDEZ 389527575R266N/TX
Apr 16, 2025TXIII · Driver-only2SERGIO HERNANDEZ 38952751N30176/TX
Nov 6, 2024TXI · Full2SERGIO HERNANDEZ 38952751N30176/TX
Jun 7, 2024TXII · Walk-around4OOSSERGIO HERNANDEZ 38952751N30176/TX
Feb 5, 2024TXII · Walk-around2OOSSERGIO HERNANDEZ 38952751N30176/TX
Jan 31, 2024TXI · Full7OOSSERGIO HERNANDEZ 38952751N30176/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SERGIO HERNANDEZ3895275Jan 31, 2024Oct 10, 20257TX
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.
34U382NTXSERGIO HERNANDEZOct 10, 2025Oct 10, 20251
75R266NTXSERGIO HERNANDEZJul 28, 2025Jul 28, 20251
1N30176TXSERGIO HERNANDEZJan 31, 2024Apr 16, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026