Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Peterbilt 379

1NP5DR9XXVD428410 · Truck-Tractor · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
24 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 4
First seenAug 14, 2024
NC
Last seenAug 10, 2026
FL
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NP5DR9XXVD428410
Make
Peterbilt
Model
379
Model year
1997
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 26, 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
5DR9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1997 or 2027

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

North American serial sequence
428410

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 · 19 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
379

Prefix basis · 19 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
1997

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 14, 2024 – Aug 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 10, 2026FLIII · Driver-only2OOSEMY-LEAH TRUCKING CORP 3247787DF88BV/FL
Dec 3, 2025KYIII · Driver-only2EMY-LEAH TRUCKING CORP 3247787DF88BV/FL
Sep 25, 2025KYIII · Driver-only2OOSEMY-LEAH TRUCKING CORP 3247787DF88BV/FL
Aug 14, 2024NCII · Walk-around4OOSEMY-LEAH TRUCKING CORP 3247787AB20TC/FL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EMY-LEAH TRUCKING CORP3247787Aug 14, 2024Aug 10, 20264FL
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.
DF88BVFL1EMY-LEAH TRUCKING CORPSep 25, 2025Aug 10, 20263
AB20TCFLEMY-LEAH TRUCKING CORPAug 14, 2024Aug 14, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026