Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Peterbilt 388

1NPWL40X4ED215329 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
36 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenJun 27, 2023
PA
Last seenJun 14, 2026
PA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 36 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
1NPWL40X4ED215329
Make
Peterbilt
Model
388
Model year
2014
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
WL40X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
215329

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 · 134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
388

Prefix basis · 134 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

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 · Jun 27, 2023 – Jun 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 14, 2026PAII · Walk-around1SMITH AND BUNNELL TRUCKING LLC 3550582ZXX7523/PA
Jun 14, 2026PAII · Walk-around1SMITH AND BUNNELL TRUCKING LLC 3550582ZXX7523/PA
Apr 26, 2026PAII · Walk-around1SMITH AND BUNNELL TRUCKING LLC 3550582ZXX7523/PA
Jan 22, 2026PAII · Walk-around3SMITH AND BUNNELL TRUCKING LLC 3550582ZXX7523/PA
May 23, 2025PAIII · Driver-only0SMITH AND BUNNELL TRUCKING LLC 3550582ZXX7523/PA
Jul 25, 2023PAIII · Driver-only1STUTZMAN VAC LLC 3154097ZLH2696/PA
Jun 27, 2023PAIII · Driver-only0STUTZMAN VAC LLC 3154097ZLH2696/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SMITH AND BUNNELL TRUCKING LLC3550582May 23, 2025Jun 14, 20265PA
STUTZMAN VAC LLC3154097Jun 27, 2023Jul 25, 20232PA
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.
ZXX7523PA1SMITH AND BUNNELL TRUCKING LLCMay 23, 2025Jun 14, 20265
ZLH2696PASTUTZMAN VAC LLCJun 27, 2023Jul 25, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 23, 2026