Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1994 Peterbilt 357

1XPALE9X6RN354600 · Truck · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
12 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJun 6, 2024
NC
Last seenJun 25, 2025
NC
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XPALE9X6RN354600
Make
Peterbilt
Model
357
Model year
1994
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 30, 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
ALE9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
354600

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 · 9 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
357

Prefix basis · 9 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
1994

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PETERBILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
357

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck

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 · Jun 6, 2024 – Jun 25, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 25, 2025NCII · Walk-around0BLACKS HAULING LLC 4219766VV8678/NC
Jun 18, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0BLACKS HAULING LLC 4219766ZB64074/NC
Jun 6, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0BLACKS HAULING LLC 4219766ZB64074/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BLACKS HAULING LLC4219766Jun 6, 2024Jun 25, 20253NC
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.
VV8678NCBLACKS HAULING LLCJun 25, 2025Jun 25, 20251
ZB64074NCBLACKS HAULING LLCJun 6, 2024Jun 18, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 30, 2026