Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1996 Peterbilt 379

1XP5DB9X5TN390542 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
35 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenSep 14, 2023
MN
Last seenAug 4, 2026
TN
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XP5DB9X5TN390542
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
Jun 21, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
390542

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
1996

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 14, 2023 – Aug 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 4, 2026TNI · Full0DALE THORTSEN TRUCKING INC 1879641PAP9515/MN
May 4, 2026ILI · Full2DALE THORTSEN TRUCKING INC 1879641PAP9515/MN
Apr 10, 2025MNII · Walk-around1DALE THORTSEN TRUCKING INC 1879641PAP9515/MN
Jan 20, 2025KYI · Full5OOSDALE THORTSEN TRUCKING INC 1879641PAP9515/MN
Aug 18, 2024IAII · Walk-around5OOSDALE THORTSEN TRUCKING INC 1879641PAP9515/MN
Jul 2, 2024TNIII · Driver-only1DALE THORTSEN TRUCKING INC 1879641PAP9515/UK
Apr 2, 2024TNII · Walk-around1DALE THORTSEN TRUCKING INC 1879641PAP9515/UK
Sep 14, 2023MNIII · Driver-only0DALE THORTSEN TRUCKING INC 1879641PAP9515/MN
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DALE THORTSEN TRUCKING INC1879641Sep 14, 2023Aug 4, 20268MN
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.
PAP9515MN1DALE THORTSEN TRUCKING INCSep 14, 2023Aug 4, 20266
PAP9515UKDALE THORTSEN TRUCKING INCApr 2, 2024Jul 2, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026