Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1999 Peterbilt 357

1NPAL60X5XN507283 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under3
24 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenJan 26, 2024
TX
Last seenJan 23, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 24 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
1NPAL60X5XN507283
Make
Peterbilt
Model
357
Model year
1999
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 23, 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
AL60X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
507283

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 · 6 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
357

Prefix basis · 6 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
357

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 · Jan 26, 2024 – Jan 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 23, 2026TXII · Walk-around4KAREL AGUIRRE CABRALES 430067296U566N/TX
Jan 14, 2026TXII · Walk-around4KAREL AGUIRRE CABRALES 430067296N556N/TX
Dec 10, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSKAREL AGUIRRE CABRALES 430067215U501N/TX
Oct 22, 2025TXII · Walk-around4KAREL AGUIRRE CABRALES 430067286T418N/TX
Jun 29, 2024TXII · Walk-around4WALTER PENA ESCOLONA 342420946M626M/TX
Jan 26, 2024TXII · Walk-around6OOSHERIBERTO ALBA VALERA 350209386R400M/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KAREL AGUIRRE CABRALES4300672Oct 22, 2025Jan 23, 20264TX
WALTER PENA ESCOLONA3424209Jun 29, 2024Jun 29, 20241TX
HERIBERTO ALBA VALERA3502093Jan 26, 2024Jan 26, 20241TX
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.
96U566NTXKAREL AGUIRRE CABRALESJan 23, 2026Jan 23, 20261
96N556NTXKAREL AGUIRRE CABRALESJan 14, 2026Jan 14, 20261
15U501NTXKAREL AGUIRRE CABRALESDec 10, 2025Dec 10, 20251
86T418NTXKAREL AGUIRRE CABRALESOct 22, 2025Oct 22, 20251
46M626MTXWALTER PENA ESCOLONAJun 29, 2024Jun 29, 20241
86R400MTXHERIBERTO ALBA VALERAJan 26, 2024Jan 26, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 23, 2026