Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1991 Peterbilt 379

1XP5DB0X1MN308014 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
8 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenAug 27, 2025
KY
Last seenApr 3, 2026
KY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 8 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
1XP5DB0X1MN308014
Make
Peterbilt
Model
379
Model year
1991
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 24, 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
5DB0X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
308014

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 · 443 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
379

Prefix basis · 443 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
1991

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 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 27, 2025 – Apr 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 3, 2026KYII · Walk-around0COLTON HOWES 4403650012534A/KY
Oct 29, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0COLTON HOWES 4403650012534A/KY
Oct 9, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0COLTON HOWES 4403650012534A/KY
Sep 22, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0COLTON HOWES 4403650012534A/KY
Sep 11, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0COLTON HOWES 4403650009993A/KY
Aug 27, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0CHARLES L HOWES 2595179009993A/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
COLTON HOWES4403650Sep 11, 2025Apr 3, 20265KY
CHARLES L HOWES2595179Aug 27, 2025Aug 27, 20251KY
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.
012534AKYCOLTON HOWESSep 22, 2025Apr 3, 20264
009993AKYCOLTON HOWESSep 11, 2025Sep 11, 20251
009993AKYCHARLES L HOWESAug 27, 2025Aug 27, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 24, 2026