Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1987 Peterbilt 379

1XP5DB9X8HD214839 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
21 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 11
First seenApr 10, 2024
US
Last seenJan 19, 2026
US
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XP5DB9X8HD214839
Make
Peterbilt
Model
379
Model year
1987
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
5DB9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
214839

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
1987

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 · Apr 10, 2024 – Jan 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 19, 2026USIII · Driver-only2ALFONSO FLORES CASTRO 220219387EP4K/MX
Jan 10, 2026USI · Full5OOSALFONSO FLORES CASTRO 220219387EP4K/MX
Jan 8, 2026AZIII · Driver-only1ALFONSO FLORES CASTRO 22021931TP260/AZ
Dec 31, 2025USIII · Driver-only2ALFONSO FLORES CASTRO 220219387EP4K/MX
Apr 19, 2025USI · Full12ALFONSO FLORES CASTRO 220219387EP4K/MX
Feb 26, 2025USI · Full15OOSALFONSO FLORES CASTRO 220219387EP4K/MX
Oct 19, 2024USI · Full23ALFONSO FLORES CASTRO 220219387EP4K/MX
Oct 10, 2024AZI · Full13OOSALFONSO FLORES CASTRO 22021931TP260/AZ
May 31, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0ALFONSO FLORES CASTRO 22021931TP260/AZ
May 10, 2024USII · Walk-around7ALFONSO FLORES CASTRO 220219387EP4K/MX
Apr 10, 2024USII · Walk-around5ALFONSO FLORES CASTRO 220219387EP4K/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALFONSO FLORES CASTRO2202193Apr 10, 2024Jan 19, 202611SO
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.
87EP4KMX1ALFONSO FLORES CASTROApr 10, 2024Jan 19, 20268
1TP260AZALFONSO FLORES CASTROMay 31, 2024Jan 8, 20263
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026