Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2002 Peterbilt 357

1NPALU9X02N579623 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
31 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenSep 28, 2023
NH
Last seenApr 2, 2026
NH
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NPALU9X02N579623
Make
Peterbilt
Model
357
Model year
2002
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
ALU9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
2002 or 2032

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

North American serial sequence
579623

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 · 35 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
357

Prefix basis · 35 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
2002

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 28, 2023 – Apr 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 2, 2026NHIII · Driver-only0NAUGHTON & SON RECYCLING LLC 4200269AP221/NH
Oct 20, 2025NHII · Walk-around0NAUGHTON & SON RECYCLING LLC 4200269AP221/NH
Sep 27, 2024NHIII · Driver-only0NAUGHTON & SON RECYCLING LLC 4200269AP221/NH
Jul 5, 2024NHIII · Driver-only0NAUGHTON & SON RECYCLING LLC 4200269AP221/NH
Jan 5, 2024NHII · Walk-around1OOSNAUGHTON & SON RECYCLING LLC 4200269AP221/NH
Sep 28, 2023NHIII · Driver-only0NAUGHTON & SON RECYCLING LLC 4200269AP221/NH
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NAUGHTON & SON RECYCLING LLC420026Sep 28, 2023Apr 2, 20266NH
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.
9AP221NHNAUGHTON & SON RECYCLING LLCSep 28, 2023Apr 2, 20266
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 23, 2026