Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Peterbilt 357

1NPALU0X26N890649 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
35 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 11
First seenAug 24, 2023
NJ
Last seenJul 21, 2026
NJ
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NPALU0X26N890649
Make
Peterbilt
Model
357
Model year
2006
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
ALU0X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
2006 or 2036

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

North American serial sequence
890649

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 · 199 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
357

Prefix basis · 199 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
2006

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 24, 2023 – Jul 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 21, 2026NJII · Walk-around4OOSANTONIO SANTOS 2862574AK979B/NJ
Apr 29, 2026NJII · Walk-around3ANTONIO SANTOS 2862574AK979B/NJ
Apr 29, 2026NJII · Walk-around3ANTONIO SANTOS 2862574AK979B/NJ
Feb 24, 2026NJIII · Driver-only0ANTONIO SANTOS 2862574AK979B/NJ
Nov 24, 2025NJII · Walk-around2ANTONIO SANTOS 2862574AK979B/NJ
Jun 3, 2025NJII · Walk-around3OOSANTONIO SANTOS 2862574AK979B/NJ
May 27, 2025NJII · Walk-around6ANTONIO SANTOS 2862574AK979B/NJ
Apr 22, 2025NJII · Walk-around6ANTONIO SANTOS 2862574AK979B/NJ
Apr 22, 2024NJII · Walk-around0ANTONIO SANTOS 2862574AK979B/NJ
Apr 3, 2024NJII · Walk-around8OOSANTONIO SANTOS 2862574AK979B/NJ
Aug 24, 2023NJII · Walk-around5ANTONIO SANTOS 2862574AK979B/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ANTONIO SANTOS2862574Aug 24, 2023Jul 21, 202611NJ
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.
AK979BNJ1ANTONIO SANTOSAug 24, 2023Jul 21, 202611
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026