Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Peterbilt 357

1NPALT0X0WD463387 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
31 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 6
First seenAug 26, 2023
TX
Last seenMar 19, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NPALT0X0WD463387
Make
Peterbilt
Model
357
Model year
1998
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
ALT0X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
463387

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 · 167 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
357

Prefix basis · 167 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
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 · Aug 26, 2023 – Mar 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 19, 2026TXII · Walk-around3ALAIN ESPINOSA ROSABAL 392343826T653N/TX
Jul 23, 2025TXII · Walk-around10OOSALAIN ESPINOSA ROSABAL 392343835U255N/TX
Jul 21, 2025TXII · Walk-around6OOSALAIN ESPINOSA ROSABAL 392343835U255N/TX
Aug 7, 2024TXII · Walk-around6OOSALAIN ESPINOSA ROSABAL 392343887M691M/TX
May 9, 2024TXII · Walk-around9OOSALAIN ESPINOSA ROSABAL 392343875P556M/TX
Aug 26, 2023TXII · Walk-around6OOSALAIN ESPINOSA ROSABAL 392343813211B6/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALAIN ESPINOSA ROSABAL3923438Aug 26, 2023Mar 19, 20266TX
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.
26T653NTXALAIN ESPINOSA ROSABALMar 19, 2026Mar 19, 20261
35U255NTXALAIN ESPINOSA ROSABALJul 21, 2025Jul 23, 20252
87M691MTXALAIN ESPINOSA ROSABALAug 7, 2024Aug 7, 20241
75P556MTXALAIN ESPINOSA ROSABALMay 9, 2024May 9, 20241
13211B6TXALAIN ESPINOSA ROSABALAug 26, 2023Aug 26, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 23, 2026