Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2001 Peterbilt 379

1XP5DB9X81D550402 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenOct 23, 2024
TX
Last seenApr 27, 2026
LA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XP5DB9X81D550402
Make
Peterbilt
Model
379
Model year
2001
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
2001 or 2031

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

North American serial sequence
550402

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
2001

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 · Oct 23, 2024 – Apr 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 27, 2026LAII · Walk-around1SERGIO HERNANDEZ 38952751M44583/TX
Apr 20, 2026LAIII · Driver-only3SERGIO HERNANDEZ 38952751M44583/TX
Oct 29, 2025TXII · Walk-around8OOSSERGIO HERNANDEZ 38952751M44583/TX
Sep 12, 2025TXII · Walk-around3SERGIO HERNANDEZ 38952751M44583/TX
Jun 26, 2025TXIII · Driver-only0JONATHAN EARL SHORTER 42163401M44583/TX
Jun 18, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSJONATHAN EARL SHORTER 42163401M44583/TX
Jun 4, 2025TXII · Walk-around4JONATHAN EARL SHORTER 42163401M44583/TX
Oct 23, 2024TXII · Walk-around2JONATHAN EARL SHORTER 42163401M44583/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SERGIO HERNANDEZ3895275Sep 12, 2025Apr 27, 20264TX
JONATHAN EARL SHORTER4216340Oct 23, 2024Jun 26, 20254TX
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.
1M44583TXSERGIO HERNANDEZSep 12, 2025Apr 27, 20264
1M44583TXJONATHAN EARL SHORTEROct 23, 2024Jun 26, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026