Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1999 Peterbilt 378

1XPFDU9X4XD502212 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
29 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenJan 9, 2024
TX
Last seenJun 10, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XPFDU9X4XD502212
Make
Peterbilt
Model
378
Model year
1999
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
FDU9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1999 or 2029

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

North American serial sequence
502212

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 · 151 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
378

Prefix basis · 151 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
1999

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PETERBILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
378

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 · Jan 9, 2024 – Jun 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 10, 2026TXII · Walk-around1MALAVE TRANSPORT LLC 333844632U793N/TX
Apr 15, 2026TXII · Walk-around2OOSMALAVE TRANSPORT LLC 333844659W290W/TX
Jul 21, 2025TXII · Walk-around3MALAVE TRANSPORT LLC 333844625N231N/TX
Oct 1, 2024TXII · Walk-around4MALAVE TRANSPORT LLC 333844663T753M/TX
Aug 20, 2024TXII · Walk-around2MALAVE TRANSPORT LLC 333844621M698M/TX
Jan 17, 2024TXI · Full5OOSMALAVE TRANSPORT LLC 333844619P408M/TX
Jan 9, 2024TXII · Walk-around3MALAVE TRANSPORT LLC 333844634R400M/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MALAVE TRANSPORT LLC3338446Jan 9, 2024Jun 10, 20267TX
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.
32U793NTXMALAVE TRANSPORT LLCJun 10, 2026Jun 10, 20261
59W290WTXMALAVE TRANSPORT LLCApr 15, 2026Apr 15, 20261
25N231NTXMALAVE TRANSPORT LLCJul 21, 2025Jul 21, 20251
63T753MTXMALAVE TRANSPORT LLCOct 1, 2024Oct 1, 20241
21M698MTXMALAVE TRANSPORT LLCAug 20, 2024Aug 20, 20241
19P408MTXMALAVE TRANSPORT LLCJan 17, 2024Jan 17, 20241
34R400MTXMALAVE TRANSPORT LLCJan 9, 2024Jan 9, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026