Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Peterbilt 348

2NP3XJ0X5JM496549 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
20 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenNov 21, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 9, 2025
CA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2NP3XJ0X5JM496549
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
Aug 2, 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
3XJ0X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
496549

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 · 267 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
348

Prefix basis · 267 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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 21, 2023 – Jul 9, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 9, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSFBD VANGUARD CONSTRUCTION INC 271848349137D3/CA
Feb 29, 2024CAII · Walk-around0FBD VANGUARD CONSTRUCTION INC 271848349137D3/CA
Nov 21, 2023CAII · Walk-around2FBD VANGUARD CONSTRUCTION INC 271848349137D3/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FBD VANGUARD CONSTRUCTION INC2718483Nov 21, 2023Jul 9, 20253CA
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.
49137D3CAFBD VANGUARD CONSTRUCTION INCNov 21, 2023Jul 9, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026