Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2001 Peterbilt 385

1XPGDU9X51N566457 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
30 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenJun 30, 2023
LA
Last seenDec 17, 2025
LA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XPGDU9X51N566457
Make
Peterbilt
Model
385
Model year
2001
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 29, 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
GDU9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
2001 or 2031

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

North American serial sequence
566457

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 · 178 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
385

Prefix basis · 178 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
2001

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PETERBILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
385

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 · Jun 30, 2023 – Dec 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 17, 2025LAIII · Driver-only0TUBE TECH SERVICES INC 3801841Z340221/LA
Jun 4, 2025LAI · Full12OOSTUBE TECH SERVICES INC 3801841Z340221/LA
Jul 1, 2024LAIII · Driver-only1TUBE TECH SERVICES INC 3801841Z340221/LA
Jan 11, 2024LAII · Walk-around9OOSTUBE TECH SERVICES INC 3801841Z340221/LA
Jun 30, 2023LAII · Walk-around5OOSTUBE TECH SERVICES INC 3801841Z340221/LA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TUBE TECH SERVICES INC3801841Jun 30, 2023Dec 17, 20255LA
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.
Z340221LATUBE TECH SERVICES INCJun 30, 2023Dec 17, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 29, 2026