Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Peterbilt 378

1NPFL49X55N850749 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
28 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenOct 5, 2023
WY
Last seenFeb 4, 2026
WY
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NPFL49X55N850749
Make
Peterbilt
Model
378
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 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
FL49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
850749

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 · 17 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
378

Prefix basis · 17 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
378

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 · Oct 5, 2023 – Feb 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 4, 2026WYI · Full0CHOICE TOWING LLC 1065227469DHF/CO
Feb 20, 2025WYI · Full1CHOICE TOWING LLC 1065227469DHF/CO
Feb 20, 2025WYI · Full0CHOICE TOWING LLC 1065227469DHF/CO
May 19, 2024COI · Full0CHOICE TOWING LLC 1065227469DHF/CO
Jan 9, 2024SDIII · Driver-only2OOSCHOICE TOWING LLC 1065227469DHF/CO
Oct 5, 2023WYI · Full0CHOICE TOWING LLC 1065227469DHF/CO
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CHOICE TOWING LLC1065227Oct 5, 2023Feb 4, 20266CO
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.
469DHFCOCHOICE TOWING LLCOct 5, 2023Feb 4, 20266
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 23, 2026