Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Peterbilt 388

1NPWL49X3ED235879 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
4 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenApr 30, 2025
CA
Last seenAug 12, 2025
UT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 4 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
1NPWL49X3ED235879
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
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
WL49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
235879

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 · 127 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
388

Prefix basis · 127 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 · Apr 30, 2025 – Aug 12, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 12, 2025UTII · Walk-around7OOSALMODOVAR TRUCKING LLC 3074991ZP34197/CA
Jun 26, 2025USIII · Driver-only0ALMODOVAR TRUCKING LLC 3074991ZP34197/CA
Apr 30, 2025CAI · Full0DB ENTERPRISES INC 2256641YP41257/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALMODOVAR TRUCKING LLC3074991Jun 26, 2025Aug 12, 20252CA
DB ENTERPRISES INC2256641Apr 30, 2025Apr 30, 20251CA
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.
ZP34197CAALMODOVAR TRUCKING LLCJun 26, 2025Aug 12, 20252
YP41257CADB ENTERPRISES INCApr 30, 2025Apr 30, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026