Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2003 Peterbilt 378

1XPFDB0X53D596855 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenAug 21, 2023
TX
Last seenMar 1, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 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
1XPFDB0X53D596855
Make
Peterbilt
Model
378
Model year
2003
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 25, 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
FDB0X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
2003 or 2033

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

North American serial sequence
596855

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 · 80 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
378

Prefix basis · 80 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
2003

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PETERBILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
378

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 21, 2023 – Mar 1, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 1, 2025TXII · Walk-around3OOSDAMIEN ONEAL JOHNSON 249468583Z770V/TX
Dec 17, 2024TXII · Walk-around3DAMIEN ONEAL JOHNSON 249468552Z683V/TX
Nov 12, 2024TXII · Walk-around5OOSDAMIEN ONEAL JOHNSON 249468534W636V/TX
Sep 11, 2024TXII · Walk-around6OOSDAMIEN ONEAL JOHNSON 249468574W564V/TX
Mar 5, 2024LAIII · Driver-only3DAMIEN ONEAL JOHNSON 249468513Z333V/TX
Aug 21, 2023TXII · Walk-around3JARRELL SAWMILL SPECIALTIES INC 3606535R493942/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DAMIEN ONEAL JOHNSON2494685Mar 5, 2024Mar 1, 20255TX
JARRELL SAWMILL SPECIALTIES INC3606535Aug 21, 2023Aug 21, 20231TX
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.
83Z770VTXDAMIEN ONEAL JOHNSONMar 1, 2025Mar 1, 20251
52Z683VTXDAMIEN ONEAL JOHNSONDec 17, 2024Dec 17, 20241
34W636VTXDAMIEN ONEAL JOHNSONNov 12, 2024Nov 12, 20241
74W564VTXDAMIEN ONEAL JOHNSONSep 11, 2024Sep 11, 20241
13Z333VTXDAMIEN ONEAL JOHNSONMar 5, 2024Mar 5, 20241
R493942TXJARRELL SAWMILL SPECIALTIES INCAug 21, 2023Aug 21, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026