Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Peterbilt 348

2NP3LN0X9CM159727 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
22 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenOct 13, 2023
TX
Last seenAug 28, 2025
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2NP3LN0X9CM159727
Make
Peterbilt
Model
348
Model year
2012
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
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
2NP

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
3LN0X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
159727

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 · 81 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
348

Prefix basis · 81 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
2012

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 13, 2023 – Aug 28, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 28, 2025TXII · Walk-around1OOSTHE LETCO GROUP LLC 312480FDS1309/TX
Apr 24, 2025TXII · Walk-around3THE LETCO GROUP LLC 312480FDS1309/TX
Aug 22, 2024TXII · Walk-around3OOSTHE LETCO GROUP LLC 312480FDS1309/TX
Mar 28, 2024TXI · Full10OOSTHE LETCO GROUP LLC 312480FDS1309/TX
Nov 15, 2023TXII · Walk-around1THE LETCO GROUP LLC 312480FDS1309/TX
Oct 13, 2023TXII · Walk-around1THE LETCO GROUP LLC 312480FDS1309/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
THE LETCO GROUP LLC312480Oct 13, 2023Aug 28, 20256TX
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.
FDS1309TXTHE LETCO GROUP LLCOct 13, 2023Aug 28, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026