Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Peterbilt 348

2NP3LJ0X2JM494446 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJun 12, 2023
NC
Last seenAug 26, 2025
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
2NP3LJ0X2JM494446
Make
Peterbilt
Model
348
Model year
2018
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 30, 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
2NP

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
3LJ0X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
494446

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 · 1,203 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
348

Prefix basis · 1,203 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
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PETERBILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
348

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

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 · Jun 12, 2023 – Aug 26, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 26, 2025NCII · Walk-around0PIEDMONT FORKLIFT HANDLING INC 1146274VV2373/NC
Jan 7, 2025NCII · Walk-around0PIEDMONT FORKLIFT HANDLING INC 1146274VV2373/NC
Dec 31, 2024SCI · Full2PIEDMONT FORKLIFT HANDLING INC 1146274VV2373/NC
Oct 24, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0PIEDMONT FORKLIFT HANDLING INC 1146274VV2373/NC
Jun 12, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0KELLER NORTH AMERICA INC 200526P352CH/GA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PIEDMONT FORKLIFT HANDLING INC1146274Oct 24, 2024Aug 26, 20254NC
KELLER NORTH AMERICA INC200526Jun 12, 2023Jun 12, 20231MD
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.
VV2373NCPIEDMONT FORKLIFT HANDLING INCOct 24, 2024Aug 26, 20254
P352CHGAKELLER NORTH AMERICA INCJun 12, 2023Jun 12, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026