Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2000 Peterbilt 378

1XPFDB9X1YN508291 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
9 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenJan 28, 2025
PA
Last seenOct 20, 2025
PA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XPFDB9X1YN508291
Make
Peterbilt
Model
378
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
Aug 1, 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
2000 or 2030

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

North American serial sequence
508291

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
2000

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 · Jan 28, 2025 – Oct 20, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 20, 2025PAII · Walk-around5OOSSIERRA TRANSPORT CORP 2080704AY286X/NJ
May 14, 2025PAII · Walk-around5SIERRA TRANSPORT CORP 2080704AY286X/NJ
Jan 28, 2025PAIII · Driver-only1SIERRA TRANSPORT CORP 2080704AY286X/NJ
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SIERRA TRANSPORT CORP2080704Jan 28, 2025Oct 20, 20253NJ
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.
AY286XNJSIERRA TRANSPORT CORPJan 28, 2025Oct 20, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 1, 2026