Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Peterbilt 520

3BPDL70XXJF188446 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
19 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenDec 5, 2023
OK
Last seenJul 30, 2025
OK
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3BPDL70XXJF188446
Make
Peterbilt
Model
520
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
Jul 3, 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
3BP

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
DL70X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
188446

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 · 57 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
520

Prefix basis · 57 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
520

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 · Dec 5, 2023 – Jul 30, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 30, 2025OKII · Walk-around5CARDS HOLDINGS INC 3164317H511184/AR
Feb 21, 2025OKIII · Driver-only0CARDS HOLDINGS INC 3164317H511184/AR
Oct 29, 2024OKIII · Driver-only0CARDS HOLDINGS INC 3164317H511184/AR
Sep 24, 2024OKIII · Driver-only0CARDS HOLDINGS INC 3164317H511184/AR
Dec 5, 2023OKII · Walk-around2CARDS HOLDINGS INC 3164317H511184/AR
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARDS HOLDINGS INC3164317Dec 5, 2023Jul 30, 20255AR
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.
H511184ARCARDS HOLDINGS INCDec 5, 2023Jul 30, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 3, 2026