Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

1996 Peterbilt 379

1XP5DB9X2TN414165 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenSep 13, 2023
MA
Last seenJun 18, 2026
MA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XP5DB9X2TN414165
Make
Peterbilt
Model
379
Model year
1996
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
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
5DB9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
414165

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.

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 · Sep 13, 2023 – Jun 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 18, 2026MAIII · Driver-only5—BT HICKEY AND SONS TRUCKING LLC 41404721AA51S/MA
Jun 18, 2026MAIII · Driver-only5—BT HICKEY AND SONS TRUCKING LLC 41404721AA51S/MA
Nov 18, 2025MAIII · Driver-only1—CAPE COD FIREWOOD LLC 31777061AA51S/MA
Jul 17, 2025MAIII · Driver-only2—CAPE COD FIREWOOD LLC 31777061AA51S/MA
Sep 13, 2023MAII · Walk-around2—CAPE COD FIREWOOD LLC 31777061AA51S/MA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BT HICKEY AND SONS TRUCKING LLC4140472Jun 18, 2026Jun 18, 20262MA
CAPE COD FIREWOOD LLC3177706Sep 13, 2023Nov 18, 20253MA
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.
1AA51SMA1BT HICKEY AND SONS TRUCKING LLCJun 18, 2026 → Jun 18, 20262
1AA51SMA—CAPE COD FIREWOOD LLCSep 13, 2023 → Nov 18, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 11, 2026