Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Peterbilt 378

1XPFPB0X7VD430220 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
19 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenAug 7, 2023
WA
Last seenMar 6, 2025
WA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XPFPB0X7VD430220
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
Jun 25, 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
FPB0X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1997 or 2027

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

North American serial sequence
430220

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 · 5 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
378

Prefix basis · 5 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
1997

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 · Aug 7, 2023 – Mar 6, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 6, 2025WAII · Walk-around2OOSHULCHER SERVICES INC 787831151594/IN
Oct 28, 2024WAIII · Driver-only2HULCHER SERVICES INC 787831151594/IN
Aug 12, 2024WAIII · Driver-only1HULCHER SERVICES INC 787831151594/IN
Oct 16, 2023WAII · Walk-around4OOSHULCHER SERVICES INC 787831151594/IN
Aug 15, 2023WAIII · Driver-only3HULCHER SERVICES INC 787831151594/IN
Aug 7, 2023WAIII · Driver-only2OOSHULCHER SERVICES INC 787831151594/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HULCHER SERVICES INC78783Aug 7, 2023Mar 6, 20256TX
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.
1151594INHULCHER SERVICES INCAug 7, 2023Mar 6, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026