Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Peterbilt 379

1XP5DB8X2VD439657 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
26 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenMar 6, 2024
CA
Last seenMay 26, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XP5DB8X2VD439657
Make
Peterbilt
Model
379
Model year
1997
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
5DB8X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1997 or 2027

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

North American serial sequence
439657

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 · 702 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
379

Prefix basis · 702 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
1997

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 · Mar 6, 2024 – May 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 26, 2026CAII · Walk-around0JDT INC 934054YAIA700/OR
Jan 22, 2026CAI · Full0JDT INC 934054YAIA700/OR
Aug 20, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSJDT INC 934054YAIA700/OR
Aug 4, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSJDT INC 934054YAIA700/OR
May 20, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1JDT INC 934054YAIA700/OR
Mar 27, 2025CAI · Full0JDT INC 934054YAIA700/OR
Jan 16, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0JDT INC 934054YAIA700/OR
Sep 23, 2024CAI · Full0JDT INC 934054YAIA700/OR
Jun 19, 2024CAI · Full1JDT INC 934054YAIA700/OR
Mar 6, 2024CAI · Full0JDT INC 934054YAIA700/OR
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JDT INC934054Mar 6, 2024May 26, 202610OR
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.
YAIA700ORJDT INCMar 6, 2024May 26, 202610
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026