Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2003 Peterbilt 378

1XPFDB9X13D598167 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenMar 27, 2024
PA
Last seenSep 16, 2025
OH
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
1XPFDB9X13D598167
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 19, 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
FDB9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
598167

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 · 524 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
378

Prefix basis · 524 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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Mar 27, 2024 – Sep 16, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 16, 2025OHII · Walk-around0AMERICAN TRANSPORT INC 282721AH59353/PA
May 20, 2025NYIII · Driver-only0JAMES HAFER 203051AH59353/PA
Apr 16, 2025OKI · Full3OOSJAMES HAFER 203051AH59353/PA
Apr 1, 2025NYII · Walk-around2OOSJAMES HAFER 203051AH59353/PA
Feb 4, 2025NYII · Walk-around9JAMES HAFER 203051AH59353/PA
Jan 14, 2025PAII · Walk-around0JAMES HAFER 203051AH59353/PA
Sep 12, 2024NYII · Walk-around2JAMES HAFER 203051AH59353/PA
Jul 9, 2024NYII · Walk-around0JAMES HAFER 203051AH28350/PA
Mar 27, 2024PAIII · Driver-only1JAMES HAFER 203051AH28350/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AMERICAN TRANSPORT INC282721Sep 16, 2025Sep 16, 20251PA
JAMES HAFER203051Mar 27, 2024May 20, 20258PA
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.
AH59353PAAMERICAN TRANSPORT INCSep 16, 2025Sep 16, 20251
AH59353PAJAMES HAFERSep 12, 2024May 20, 20256
AH28350PAJAMES HAFERMar 27, 2024Jul 9, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026