Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1996 Peterbilt 377

1XPCDB8X2TD388181 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
29 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenFeb 13, 2024
OR
Last seenJul 1, 2026
OR
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XPCDB8X2TD388181
Make
Peterbilt
Model
377
Model year
1996
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 4, 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
CDB8X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
388181

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 · 54 decoded VINs at 90.7% prefix purity.

Model
377

Prefix basis · 54 decoded VINs at 90.7% 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
1996

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PETERBILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
377

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 · Feb 13, 2024 – Jul 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 1, 2026ORII · Walk-around6OOSDAVID ARTHUR HEINTZ 1867088YAJU217/OR
Apr 27, 2026MTII · Walk-around1DAVID ARTHUR HEINTZ 1867088YAJU217/OR
Dec 9, 2024MTIII · Driver-only2DAVID ARTHUR HEINTZ 1867088YAJU217/MT
Jul 2, 2024WAIII · Driver-only0DAVID ARTHUR HEINTZ 1867088YAJU217/OR
Feb 13, 2024ORI · Full7OOSDAVID ARTHUR HEINTZ 1867088YAJU217/OR
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DAVID ARTHUR HEINTZ1867088Feb 13, 2024Jul 1, 20265OR
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.
YAJU217OR1DAVID ARTHUR HEINTZFeb 13, 2024Jul 1, 20264
YAJU217MTDAVID ARTHUR HEINTZDec 9, 2024Dec 9, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 4, 2026