Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1994 Peterbilt 378

1XPFDB9X3RN342552 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
12 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenFeb 14, 2025
MD
Last seenFeb 1, 2026
DC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 12 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
1XPFDB9X3RN342552
Make
Peterbilt
Model
378
Model year
1994
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
FDB9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
342552

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
1994

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 · Feb 14, 2025 – Feb 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 1, 2026DCIII · Driver-only0A3J TRUCKING LLC 248847366396P/VA
Dec 19, 2025DCII · Walk-around0BFI WASTE SERVICES LLC 96208966396P/VA
Nov 5, 2025MDII · Walk-around9OOSA3J TRUCKING LLC 248847366396P/VA
Oct 29, 2025DCII · Walk-around1A3J TRUCKING LLC 248847366396P/VA
Oct 20, 2025MDII · Walk-around2A3J TRUCKING LLC 248847366396P/VA
Jul 30, 2025MDII · Walk-around1A3J TRUCKING LLC 248847366396P/VA
Feb 14, 2025MDII · Walk-around4OOSA3J TRUCKING LLC 248847366396P/VA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
A3J TRUCKING LLC2488473Feb 14, 2025Feb 1, 20266VA
BFI WASTE SERVICES LLC962089Dec 19, 2025Dec 19, 20251AZ
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.
66396PVAA3J TRUCKING LLCFeb 14, 2025Feb 1, 20266
66396PVABFI WASTE SERVICES LLCDec 19, 2025Dec 19, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026