Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2003 Peterbilt 379

1XP5DB9X13D804440 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
30 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenDec 6, 2023
SD
Last seenJun 3, 2026
NE
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 30 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
1XP5DB9X13D804440
Make
Peterbilt
Model
379
Model year
2003
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
5DB9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
2003 or 2033

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

North American serial sequence
804440

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 · 13,463 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
379

Prefix basis · 13,463 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
2003

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 · Dec 6, 2023 – Jun 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 3, 2026NEIII · Driver-only1BLACK STAR COMPANY 3162397P 1325394/IL
Oct 10, 2025SDIII · Driver-only1BLACK STAR COMPANY 3162397TEMP/IL
May 8, 2025COII · Walk-around0TIMBER EXPRESS INC 782285TEMP/NE
Mar 27, 2025WAII · Walk-around2TIMBER EXPRESS INC 7822851178001/NE
Dec 6, 2023SDIII · Driver-only0DAWS TRUCKING INC 1068705403964/NE
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BLACK STAR COMPANY3162397Oct 10, 2025Jun 3, 20262IL
TIMBER EXPRESS INC782285Mar 27, 2025May 8, 20252NE
DAWS TRUCKING INC1068705Dec 6, 2023Dec 6, 20231NE
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.
P 1325394ILBLACK STAR COMPANYJun 3, 2026Jun 3, 20261
TEMPILBLACK STAR COMPANYOct 10, 2025Oct 10, 20251
TEMPNETIMBER EXPRESS INCMay 8, 2025May 8, 20251
1178001NETIMBER EXPRESS INCMar 27, 2025Mar 27, 20251
403964NEDAWS TRUCKING INCDec 6, 2023Dec 6, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026