Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Peterbilt 348

2NP3LN0X9CM160053 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
15 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 11
First seenMar 4, 2025
MT
Last seenJun 29, 2026
MT
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2NP3LN0X9CM160053
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 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
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
160053

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 · Mar 4, 2025 – Jun 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 29, 2026MTII · Walk-around1INDEPENDENT BATTERY SUPPLY 7037435AA9808/MT
Mar 19, 2026MTIII · Driver-only0INDEPENDENT BATTERY SUPPLY 7037435AA9808/MT
Feb 16, 2026MTII · Walk-around0INDEPENDENT BATTERY SUPPLY 7037435AA9808/MT
Dec 23, 2025MTIII · Driver-only0INDEPENDENT BATTERY SUPPLY 7037435AA9808/MT
Nov 12, 2025MTII · Walk-around0INDEPENDENT BATTERY SUPPLY 7037435AA9808/MT
Nov 11, 2025MTII · Walk-around0INDEPENDENT BATTERY SUPPLY 703743581487B/MT
Oct 9, 2025MTIII · Driver-only0INDEPENDENT BATTERY SUPPLY 703743581487B/MT
Aug 13, 2025MTIII · Driver-only0INDEPENDENT BATTERY SUPPLY 703743581487B/MT
Jul 24, 2025MTI · Full1INDEPENDENT BATTERY SUPPLY 703743581487B/MT
Jun 24, 2025MTII · Walk-around1INDEPENDENT BATTERY SUPPLY 703743581487B/MT
Mar 4, 2025MTI · Full1INDEPENDENT BATTERY SUPPLY 703743581487B/MT
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
INDEPENDENT BATTERY SUPPLY703743Mar 4, 2025Jun 29, 202611ID
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.
5AA9808MT1INDEPENDENT BATTERY SUPPLYNov 12, 2025Jun 29, 20265
581487BMTINDEPENDENT BATTERY SUPPLYMar 4, 2025Nov 11, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026