Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Peterbilt 379

1XP5DR9X4WN463431 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections7
of 11
First seenAug 16, 2023
NC
Last seenJun 30, 2026
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
1XP5DR9X4WN463431
Make
Peterbilt
Model
379
Model year
1998
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
5DR9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
463431

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 · 1,270 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
379

Prefix basis · 1,270 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
1998

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 · Aug 16, 2023 – Jun 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 30, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0RAFAEL ARZATE TORRES 4187539ZB70374/NC
Apr 24, 2026NCIII · Driver-only1RAFAEL ARZATE TORRES 4187539ZB70374/NC
Nov 24, 2025NCII · Walk-around1OOSRAFAEL ARZATE TORRES 4187539ZB70374/NC
Nov 20, 2025NCII · Walk-around1OOSRAFAEL ARZATE TORRES 4187539ZB70374/NC
Oct 24, 2025NCI · Full7OOSRAFAEL ARZATE TORRES 4187539ZB70374/NC
Sep 24, 2025NCII · Walk-around1OOSRAFAEL ARZATE TORRES 4187539ZB70374/NC
Apr 16, 2025NCII · Walk-around9OOSRAFAEL ARZATE TORRES 4187539ZB70374/NC
Sep 10, 2024NCII · Walk-around1RAFAEL ARZATE TORRES 4187539ZB67757/NC
Aug 29, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0RAFAEL ARZATE TORRES 4187539ZB67757/NC
May 18, 2024NCII · Walk-around7OOSRAFAEL ARZATE TORRES 4187539ZB67757/NC
Aug 16, 2023NCII · Walk-around5OOSRAFAEL TORRES 1975288ZB51076/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RAFAEL ARZATE TORRES4187539May 18, 2024Jun 30, 202610NC
RAFAEL TORRES1975288Aug 16, 2023Aug 16, 20231NC
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.
ZB70374NC1RAFAEL ARZATE TORRESApr 16, 2025Jun 30, 20267
ZB67757NCRAFAEL ARZATE TORRESMay 18, 2024Sep 10, 20243
ZB51076NCRAFAEL TORRESAug 16, 2023Aug 16, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026