Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Peterbilt 388

1NPWL40X5CD148110 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
36 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenJun 12, 2023
PA
Last seenJun 25, 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
1NPWL40X5CD148110
Make
Peterbilt
Model
388
Model year
2012
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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
148110

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
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

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 12, 2023 – Jun 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 25, 2026PAI · Full4MZ TRANSPORT LLC 2485251VBB1759/PA
Nov 22, 2024MDII · Walk-around3M & A TRANSPORT INC 871981AH58035/PA
Nov 19, 2024MDII · Walk-around0MZ TRANSPORT LLC 2485251AH58035/PA
Jun 27, 2024WVII · Walk-around2MZ TRANSPORT LLC 2485251NONE - TEMP/PA
Mar 19, 2024PAIII · Driver-only0MZ TRANSPORT LLC 2485251ZKR5764/PA
Feb 5, 2024PAII · Walk-around2MZ TRANSPORT LLC 2485251ZKR5764/PA
Jun 12, 2023PAII · Walk-around3OOSMZ TRANSPORT LLC 2485251ZKR5764/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MZ TRANSPORT LLC2485251Jun 12, 2023Jun 25, 20266PA
M & A TRANSPORT INC871981Nov 22, 2024Nov 22, 20241PA
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.
VBB1759PA1MZ TRANSPORT LLCJun 25, 2026Jun 25, 20261
AH58035PAM & A TRANSPORT INCNov 22, 2024Nov 22, 20241
AH58035PAMZ TRANSPORT LLCNov 19, 2024Nov 19, 20241
NONE - TEMPPAMZ TRANSPORT LLCJun 27, 2024Jun 27, 20241
ZKR5764PAMZ TRANSPORT LLCJun 12, 2023Mar 19, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 23, 2026