Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Peterbilt 379

1XP5AR7X8WN454775 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenDec 14, 2023
TX
Last seenAug 4, 2026
AR
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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
1XP5AR7X8WN454775
Make
Peterbilt
Model
379
Model year
1998
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 11, 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
1XP

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
5AR7X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
454775

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
379

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
1998

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PETERBILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
379

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)

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 · Dec 14, 2023 – Aug 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 4, 2026ARIII · Driver-only1D LITTLE CONSTRUCTION LLC 2481262D319647/AR
Feb 12, 2026ARIII · Driver-only1D LITTLE CONSTRUCTION LLC 2481262D319647/AR
Jan 23, 2026ARIII · Driver-only1D LITTLE CONSTRUCTION LLC 2481262D319647/AR
Jul 2, 2024TXII · Walk-around4JOHN ESKEW CONSTRUCTION INC 2195037D318803/AR
Dec 14, 2023TXII · Walk-around7JOHN ESKEW CONSTRUCTION INC 2195037D318803/AR
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
D LITTLE CONSTRUCTION LLC2481262Jan 23, 2026Aug 4, 20263AR
JOHN ESKEW CONSTRUCTION INC2195037Dec 14, 2023Jul 2, 20242AR
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.
D319647AR1D LITTLE CONSTRUCTION LLCJan 23, 2026Aug 4, 20263
D318803ARJOHN ESKEW CONSTRUCTION INCDec 14, 2023Jul 2, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 11, 2026