Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1990 Peterbilt 379

1XP5DBEXXLD297754 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 7
First seenJul 12, 2024
KY
Last seenJun 9, 2026
MI
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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
1XP5DBEXXLD297754
Make
Peterbilt
Model
379
Model year
1990
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
5DBEX

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
297754

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 · 78 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
379

Prefix basis · 78 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
1990

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 · Jul 12, 2024 – Jun 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 9, 2026MIII · Walk-around2OOSEASTERN EXPRESS INC 1624083888213/IN
Jun 9, 2026MIII · Walk-around2OOSEASTERN EXPRESS INC 1624083888213/IN
Apr 14, 2026MOI · Full10OOSEASTERN EXPRESS INC 1624083888213/IN
Dec 15, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0EASTERN EXPRESS INC 1624083888213/IN
Apr 9, 2025MIII · Walk-around2NORTHERN STEEL TRANSPORT CO 154454PWK6194/OH
Sep 26, 2024MIIII · Driver-only1NORTHERN STEEL TRANSPORT CO 154454PWK6194/OH
Jul 12, 2024KYIII · Driver-only2OOSNORTHERN STEEL TRANSPORT CO 154454PWK6194/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EASTERN EXPRESS INC162408Dec 15, 2025Jun 9, 20264IN
NORTHERN STEEL TRANSPORT CO154454Jul 12, 2024Apr 9, 20253OH
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.
3888213INEASTERN EXPRESS INCDec 15, 2025Jun 9, 20264
PWK6194OHNORTHERN STEEL TRANSPORT COJul 12, 2024Apr 9, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026