Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Peterbilt 388

1XPWD49X78D752173 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenAug 18, 2023
SD
Last seenMay 15, 2026
NE
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XPWD49X78D752173
Make
Peterbilt
Model
388
Model year
2008
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
WD49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
752173

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
2008

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 18, 2023 – May 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 15, 2026NEIII · Driver-only3FALCON TRUCKING LLC 4131210MJ1520/IA
Aug 14, 2025IAII · Walk-around4OOSFALCON TRUCKING LLC 4131210LR3888/IA
Dec 1, 2024IAIII · Driver-only2FALCON TRUCKING LLC 4131210FW9781/IA
Sep 17, 2024IAIII · Driver-only2FALCON TRUCKING LLC 4131210FW9781/IA
Sep 11, 2024IAIII · Driver-only2FALCON TRUCKING LLC 4131210FW9781/IA
Aug 18, 2023SDIII · Driver-only1VAN BEEK BROS TRUCKING INC 2370265FH6554/IA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FALCON TRUCKING LLC4131210Sep 11, 2024May 15, 20265IA
VAN BEEK BROS TRUCKING INC2370265Aug 18, 2023Aug 18, 20231IA
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.
MJ1520IAFALCON TRUCKING LLCMay 15, 2026May 15, 20261
LR3888IAFALCON TRUCKING LLCAug 14, 2025Aug 14, 20251
FW9781IAFALCON TRUCKING LLCSep 11, 2024Dec 1, 20243
FH6554IAVAN BEEK BROS TRUCKING INCAug 18, 2023Aug 18, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026