Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Peterbilt 388

1XPWD49X1FD254693 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
19 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenNov 22, 2023
IN
Last seenJun 19, 2025
TX
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XPWD49X1FD254693
Make
Peterbilt
Model
388
Model year
2015
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
WD49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
254693

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 · 926 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
388

Prefix basis · 926 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
2015

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PETERBILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
388

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 · Nov 22, 2023 – Jun 19, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 19, 2025TXII · Walk-around4AUSTIN FORRET TRUCKING LLC 2421216LR3830/IA
May 17, 2025IAIII · Driver-only2AUSTIN FORRET TRUCKING LLC 2421216FP8412/IA
Jul 30, 2024MTIII · Driver-only2AUSTIN FORRET TRUCKING LLC 2421216FP8412/IA
Dec 20, 2023IAIII · Driver-only2AUSTIN FORRET TRUCKING LLC 2421216FP8412/IA
Nov 22, 2023INII · Walk-around1AUSTIN FORRET TRUCKING LLC 2421216FP8412/IA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AUSTIN FORRET TRUCKING LLC2421216Nov 22, 2023Jun 19, 20255IA
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.
LR3830IAAUSTIN FORRET TRUCKING LLCJun 19, 2025Jun 19, 20251
FP8412IAAUSTIN FORRET TRUCKING LLCNov 22, 2023May 17, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 29, 2026