Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2002 Peterbilt 357

1NPALUEX12D580114 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
11 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenMar 6, 2025
TX
Last seenFeb 12, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 11 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
1NPALUEX12D580114
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 21, 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
ALUEX

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
580114

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 · 64 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
357

Prefix basis · 64 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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Mar 6, 2025 – Feb 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 12, 2026TXII · Walk-around11OOSARAFET TRUCKING LLC 4410530K203888/TX
Aug 8, 2025TXI · Full5ABC TRANSPORT LLC 3399974K203888/TX
Jul 30, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSABC TRANSPORT LLC 3399974K203888/TX
Jun 4, 2025TXI · Full6ABC TRANSPORT LLC 3399974K203888/TX
Jun 3, 2025TXII · Walk-around0ABC TRANSPORT LLC 3399974K203888/TX
Apr 3, 2025TXII · Walk-around5ABC TRANSPORT LLC 3399974K203888/TX
Mar 11, 2025TXII · Walk-around3ABC TRANSPORT LLC 339997486N017N/TX
Mar 6, 2025TXII · Walk-around8OOSABC TRANSPORT LLC 339997432T986M/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARAFET TRUCKING LLC4410530Feb 12, 2026Feb 12, 20261TX
ABC TRANSPORT LLC3399974Mar 6, 2025Aug 8, 20257TX
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.
K203888TX1ARAFET TRUCKING LLCFeb 12, 2026Feb 12, 20261
K203888TXABC TRANSPORT LLCApr 3, 2025Aug 8, 20255
86N017NTXABC TRANSPORT LLCMar 11, 2025Mar 11, 20251
32T986MTXABC TRANSPORT LLCMar 6, 2025Mar 6, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026