Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2000 Peterbilt 379

1XP5PBTX8YN517162 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenSep 19, 2023
MI
Last seenJan 14, 2026
FL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XP5PBTX8YN517162
Make
Peterbilt
Model
379
Model year
2000
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
5PBTX

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
2000 or 2030

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

North American serial sequence
517162

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 · 10 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
379

Prefix basis · 10 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
2000

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 19, 2023 – Jan 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 14, 2026FLII · Walk-around14OOSIII HEAVY HAUL LLC 463089S4970HY/TN
Mar 21, 2025ARIII · Driver-only2HOODS & HOGGS LLC 738992S4970HY/TN
Feb 12, 2025LAIII · Driver-only1HOODS & HOGGS LLC 738992S4970HY/TN
Nov 14, 2024NDII · Walk-around7HOODS & HOGGS LLC 738992S4970HY/TN
Jun 13, 2024TNII · Walk-around6OOSHOODS & HOGGS LLC 738992S4970HY/TN
Dec 21, 2023GAI · Full6OOSHOODS & HOGGS LLC 738992S4970HY/TN
Sep 19, 2023MIII · Walk-around6HOODS & HOGGS LLC 738992S4970HY/TN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
III HEAVY HAUL LLC463089Jan 14, 2026Jan 14, 20261MO
HOODS & HOGGS LLC738992Sep 19, 2023Mar 21, 20256TN
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.
S4970HYTNIII HEAVY HAUL LLCJan 14, 2026Jan 14, 20261
S4970HYTNHOODS & HOGGS LLCSep 19, 2023Mar 21, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026