Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Peterbilt 379

1NP5D69X1WN444067 · Truck-Tractor · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenJun 22, 2023
NC
Last seenDec 22, 2025
GA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
1NP5D69X1WN444067
Make
Peterbilt
Model
379
Model year
1998
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
1NP

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
5D69X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
444067

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 · 15 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
379

Prefix basis · 15 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
1998

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PETERBILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
379

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

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 · Jun 22, 2023 – Dec 22, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 22, 2025GAII · Walk-around6OOSFERRY AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 4284740DG25AZ/FL
Dec 7, 2025FLIII · Driver-only2FERRY AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 4284740DG25AZ/FL
Sep 24, 2025KYIII · Driver-only1FERRY AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 4284740DG25AZ/FL
Jul 14, 2025KYII · Walk-around0FERRY AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 4284740DG25AZ/FL
Jun 22, 2023NCIII · Driver-only1SAAVEDRA AUTO TRANSPORT CORP 3877942AB89HF/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FERRY AUTO TRANSPORT LLC4284740Jul 14, 2025Dec 22, 20254FL
SAAVEDRA AUTO TRANSPORT CORP3877942Jun 22, 2023Jun 22, 20231FL
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.
DG25AZFLFERRY AUTO TRANSPORT LLCJul 14, 2025Dec 22, 20254
AB89HFFLSAAVEDRA AUTO TRANSPORT CORPJun 22, 2023Jun 22, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026