Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Peterbilt 378

1XPFDR9X6VN432717 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
20 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 4
First seenOct 9, 2023
TX
Last seenJun 25, 2025
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XPFDR9X6VN432717
Make
Peterbilt
Model
378
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
Jul 12, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 9, 2023 – Jun 25, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 25, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSJACOB PRESTON 2373523R540873/TX
Apr 23, 2025TXI · Full5OOSJACOB PRESTON 2373523R540873/TX
Jun 12, 2024TXII · Walk-around7OOSJACOB PRESTON 2373523R540873/TX
Oct 9, 2023TXII · Walk-around2—JACOB PRESTON 2373523R540873/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JACOB PRESTON2373523Oct 9, 2023Jun 25, 20254TX
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.
R540873TX—JACOB PRESTONOct 9, 2023 → Jun 25, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026