Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Peterbilt 388

1NPWD49X4CD135008 · Truck-Tractor · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenJan 17, 2024
IA
Last seenNov 16, 2025
IA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 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
1NPWD49X4CD135008
Make
Peterbilt
Model
388
Model year
2012
Body class
Truck-Tractor
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
WD49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
135008

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
2012

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 17, 2024 – Nov 16, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 16, 2025IAIII · Driver-only2PETE TRANSPORT LLC 3671529FX3741/IA
Oct 9, 2025WIIII · Driver-only1PFAB TRUCKING LLC 1708664FX3741/IA
Apr 8, 2025ILII · Walk-around3OOSPFAB TRUCKING LLC 1708664FX3741/IA
Nov 15, 2024IAIII · Driver-only4PFAB TRUCKING LLC 1708664FX3741/IA
Nov 12, 2024IAIII · Driver-only2PFAB TRUCKING LLC 1708664FX3741/IA
Jan 17, 2024IAIII · Driver-only3PFAB TRUCKING LLC 1708664FX3741/IA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PETE TRANSPORT LLC3671529Nov 16, 2025Nov 16, 20251WI
PFAB TRUCKING LLC1708664Jan 17, 2024Oct 9, 20255IA
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.
FX3741IAPETE TRANSPORT LLCNov 16, 2025Nov 16, 20251
FX3741IAPFAB TRUCKING LLCJan 17, 2024Oct 9, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 23, 2026