Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1996 Peterbilt 379

1XP5DR9XXTN395731 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
21 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenSep 2, 2024
MS
Last seenJun 17, 2026
GA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XP5DR9XXTN395731
Make
Peterbilt
Model
379
Model year
1996
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 23, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
395731

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
1996

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 2, 2024 – Jun 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 17, 2026GAI · Full1L & B TRANSPORTATION LLC 3977189A557968/MS
Feb 25, 2026ALI · Full8OOSL & B TRANSPORTATION LLC 3977189A557968/MS
Feb 10, 2026ARIII · Driver-only1L & B TRANSPORTATION LLC 3977189A557968/MS
May 20, 2025ARIII · Driver-only1L & B TRANSPORTATION LLC 3977189A546551/MS
Apr 14, 2025SCIII · Driver-only2L & B TRANSPORTATION LLC 3977189A546551/MS
Jan 20, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1L & B TRANSPORTATION LLC 3977189A546551/MS
Sep 2, 2024MSIII · Driver-only0L & B TRANSPORTATION LLC 3977189A527117/MS
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
L & B TRANSPORTATION LLC3977189Sep 2, 2024Jun 17, 20267MS
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.
A557968MS1L & B TRANSPORTATION LLCFeb 10, 2026Jun 17, 20263
A546551MSL & B TRANSPORTATION LLCJan 20, 2025May 20, 20253
A527117MSL & B TRANSPORTATION LLCSep 2, 2024Sep 2, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 23, 2026