Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Peterbilt 388

1NPWD49X2ED251911 · Truck-Tractor · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under3
9 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenJan 15, 2025
CA
Last seenOct 22, 2025
AZ
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 9 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
1NPWD49X2ED251911
Make
Peterbilt
Model
388
Model year
2014
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 26, 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
WD49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
251911

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 · 246 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
388

Prefix basis · 246 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
2014

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PETERBILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
388

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

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 · Jan 15, 2025 – Oct 22, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 22, 2025AZIII · Driver-only0INTERSTELLAR EXPRESS 4290253AH04989/PA
Jun 9, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1US ROAD INC 2837463AH04989/PA
Jan 15, 2025CAII · Walk-around3OOSBRIAR ROSE TRANSPORTATION INC 3949906AH04989/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
INTERSTELLAR EXPRESS4290253Oct 22, 2025Oct 22, 20251PA
US ROAD INC2837463Jun 9, 2025Jun 9, 20251PA
BRIAR ROSE TRANSPORTATION INC3949906Jan 15, 2025Jan 15, 20251OH
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.
AH04989PAINTERSTELLAR EXPRESSOct 22, 2025Oct 22, 20251
AH04989PAUS ROAD INCJun 9, 2025Jun 9, 20251
AH04989PABRIAR ROSE TRANSPORTATION INCJan 15, 2025Jan 15, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026