Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Peterbilt 357

1NPALBEX25N871966 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
31 mo
Inspections18
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 18
First seenOct 3, 2023
KY
Last seenMay 13, 2026
KY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NPALBEX25N871966
Make
Peterbilt
Model
357
Model year
2005
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 14, 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
ALBEX

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
2005 or 2035

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

North American serial sequence
871966

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 · 25 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
357

Prefix basis · 25 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
2005

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 · Oct 3, 2023 – May 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 13, 2026KYII · Walk-around0J & J BATES TRUCKING INC 1784471794383/KY
Feb 6, 2026KYII · Walk-around0J & J BATES TRUCKING INC 1784471794383/KY
Nov 4, 2025KYI · Full0J & J BATES TRUCKING INC 1784471794383/KY
Sep 26, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0J & J BATES TRUCKING INC 1784471794383/KY
Sep 23, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0J & J BATES TRUCKING INC 1784471794383/KY
Jun 16, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0J & J BATES TRUCKING INC 1784471794383/KY
Mar 26, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0J & J BATES TRUCKING INC 1784471794383/KY
Feb 26, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0J & J BATES TRUCKING INC 1784471794383/KY
Jan 22, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0J & J BATES TRUCKING INC 1784471794383/KY
Jan 14, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0J & J BATES TRUCKING INC 1784471794383/KY
Dec 31, 2024KYII · Walk-around0J & J BATES TRUCKING INC 1784471794383/KY
Dec 19, 2024KYIII · Driver-only0J & J BATES TRUCKING INC 1784471794383/KY
Nov 15, 2024KYII · Walk-around0J & J BATES TRUCKING INC 1784471794383/KY
Sep 18, 2024KYII · Walk-around0J & J BATES TRUCKING INC 1784471794383/KY
Apr 26, 2024KYIII · Driver-only1J & J BATES TRUCKING INC 1784471794383/KY
Jan 22, 2024KYII · Walk-around0J & J BATES TRUCKING INC 1784471794383/KY
Jan 10, 2024KYII · Walk-around0J & J BATES TRUCKING INC 1784471794383/KY
Oct 3, 2023KYII · Walk-around0J & J BATES TRUCKING INC 1784471794383/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
J & J BATES TRUCKING INC1784471Oct 3, 2023May 13, 202618KY
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.
794383KYJ & J BATES TRUCKING INCOct 3, 2023May 13, 202618
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026