Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1999 Peterbilt 379

1NP5DB9X9XD489029 · Truck-Tractor · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenOct 19, 2023
MN
Last seenMay 21, 2026
MN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
1NP5DB9X9XD489029
Make
Peterbilt
Model
379
Model year
1999
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
5DB9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1999 or 2029

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

North American serial sequence
489029

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 · 475 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
379

Prefix basis · 475 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
1999

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 · Oct 19, 2023 – May 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 21, 2026MNI · Full18OOSJOE FORTIER TRUCKING LLC 4155429PZA1848/MN
Oct 1, 2025SDII · Walk-around3JOE FORTIER TRUCKING LLC 4155429PZA1848/MN
Jun 16, 2025MNIII · Driver-only0JOE FORTIER TRUCKING LLC 4155429PZA1848/MN
Jan 3, 2025NDIII · Driver-only1JOE FORTIER TRUCKING LLC 4155429PZA1848/MN
Jul 29, 2024MNIII · Driver-only1JOE FORTIER TRUCKING LLC 4155429PZA1848/MN
Nov 14, 2023NDI · Full9JTF TRUCKING INC 1338409PZA1848/MN
Oct 19, 2023MNI · Full11OOSJTF TRUCKING INC 1338409PZA1848/MN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOE FORTIER TRUCKING LLC4155429Jul 29, 2024May 21, 20265MN
JTF TRUCKING INC1338409Oct 19, 2023Nov 14, 20232MN
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.
PZA1848MNJOE FORTIER TRUCKING LLCJul 29, 2024May 21, 20265
PZA1848MNJTF TRUCKING INCOct 19, 2023Nov 14, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026