Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Peterbilt 348

2NP3LJ9XXLM682394 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under3
34 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenJul 31, 2023
CA
Last seenMay 13, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 34 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
2NP3LJ9XXLM682394
Make
Peterbilt
Model
348
Model year
2020
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
3LJ9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
682394

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 · 575 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
348

Prefix basis · 575 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
2020

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 · Jul 31, 2023 – May 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 13, 2026CAII · Walk-around3ROWELL ENTERPRISES INC 285443892604C3/CA
Mar 24, 2026CAII · Walk-around0ROWELL ENTERPRISES INC 285443892604C3/CA
Mar 11, 2026CAIII · Driver-only3ROWELL ENTERPRISES INC 285443892604C3/CA
Oct 1, 2025CAI · Full1ROWELL ENTERPRISES INC 285443892604C3/CA
Nov 15, 2024CAII · Walk-around3OOSROWELL ENTERPRISES INC 285443892604C3/CA
Nov 29, 2023CAI · Full2PACWEST ENGINEERING CO INC 284023192604C3/SC
Oct 19, 2023CAII · Walk-around0PACWEST ENGINEERING CO INC 284023192604C3/CA
Oct 12, 2023CAI · Full2OOSCARL M A ND GEORGE S HORKEY 47332392604C3/CA
Sep 6, 2023CAII · Walk-around0PACWEST ENGINEERING CO INC 284023192604C3/CA
Jul 31, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0PACWEST ENGINEERING CO INC 284023192604C3/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ROWELL ENTERPRISES INC2854438Nov 15, 2024May 13, 20265CA
PACWEST ENGINEERING CO INC2840231Jul 31, 2023Nov 29, 20234CA
CARL M A ND GEORGE S HORKEY473323Oct 12, 2023Oct 12, 20231MI
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.
92604C3CAROWELL ENTERPRISES INCNov 15, 2024May 13, 20265
92604C3SCPACWEST ENGINEERING CO INCNov 29, 2023Nov 29, 20231
92604C3CAPACWEST ENGINEERING CO INCJul 31, 2023Oct 19, 20233
92604C3CACARL M A ND GEORGE S HORKEYOct 12, 2023Oct 12, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026