Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2011 Peterbilt 388

1NPWL70X2BD129871 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
33 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 13
First seenAug 23, 2023
CA
Last seenMay 13, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NPWL70X2BD129871
Make
Peterbilt
Model
388
Model year
2011
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
WL70X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1981 or 2011

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

North American serial sequence
129871

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 · 8 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
388

Prefix basis · 8 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
2011

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 · Aug 23, 2023 – May 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 13, 2026CAI · Full0SAMRA TRUCK LINES INC 257667010032E1/CA
Jan 13, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0SAMRA TRUCK LINES INC 257667010032E1/CA
Jan 8, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0SAMRA TRUCK LINES INC 257667010032E1/CA
Jan 5, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0SAMRA TRUCK LINES INC 257667010032E1/CA
Nov 25, 2025CAII · Walk-around2OOSSAMRA TRUCK LINES INC 257667010032E1/CA
Aug 20, 2025CAI · Full0SAMRA TRUCK LINES INC 257667010032E1/CA
Aug 20, 2025CAI · Full1SAMRA TRUCK LINES INC 257667010032E1/CA
Aug 7, 2025CAI · Full3SAMRA TRUCK LINES INC 257667010032E1/CA
Aug 5, 2025CAI · Full3OOSSAMRA TRUCK LINES INC 257667010032E1/CA
Oct 4, 2024CAI · Full1OOSSAMRA TRUCK LINES INC 257667010032E1/CA
Aug 29, 2024CAI · Full3SAMRA TRUCK LINES INC 257667010032E1/CA
Aug 30, 2023CAI · Full0SAMRA TRUCK LINES INC 257667010032E1/CA
Aug 23, 2023CAI · Full6OOSSAMRA TRUCK LINES INC 257667010032E1/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SAMRA TRUCK LINES INC2576670Aug 23, 2023May 13, 202613CA
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.
10032E1CASAMRA TRUCK LINES INCAug 23, 2023May 13, 202613
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026