Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1999 Peterbilt 379

1XP5DR9X7XD487388 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
10 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenSep 20, 2023
AR
Last seenJul 30, 2024
AR
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 10 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
1XP5DR9X7XD487388
Make
Peterbilt
Model
379
Model year
1999
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1999 or 2029

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

North American serial sequence
487388

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
1999

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 · Sep 20, 2023 – Jul 30, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 30, 2024ARII · Walk-around1WALKING TALL RANCH LLC 890452K828879/AR
Jun 4, 2024CTIII · Driver-only0WALKING TALL RANCH LLC 890452K828879/AR
Apr 24, 2024SDIII · Driver-only1WALKING TALL RANCH LLC 890452K57554/AR
Apr 23, 2024WYIII · Driver-only2WALKING TALL RANCH LLC 890452K57554/AR
Sep 20, 2023ARIII · Driver-only1MOW TRUCKING LLC 3487805K57554/AR
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WALKING TALL RANCH LLC890452Apr 23, 2024Jul 30, 20244AR
MOW TRUCKING LLC3487805Sep 20, 2023Sep 20, 20231AR
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.
K828879ARWALKING TALL RANCH LLCJun 4, 2024Jul 30, 20242
K57554ARWALKING TALL RANCH LLCApr 23, 2024Apr 24, 20242
K57554ARMOW TRUCKING LLCSep 20, 2023Sep 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026