Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1996 Peterbilt 378

1XPFLB9XXTN417497 · Truck · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenJul 30, 2024
GA
Last seenNov 28, 2025
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 16 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
1XPFLB9XXTN417497
Make
Peterbilt
Model
378
Model year
1996
Body class
Truck
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
FLB9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
417497

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 · 13 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
378

Prefix basis · 13 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
1996

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

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 · Jul 30, 2024 – Nov 28, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 28, 2025TNI · Full0YOUNGS WRECKER SERVICE LLC 3906718H101485/TN
Sep 29, 2025GAI · Full0OLD CAPITOL WRECKER SERVICE INC 796204DFK456/GA
Dec 26, 2024GAI · Full0OLD CAPITOL WRECKER SERVICE INC 796204DFK456/GA
Dec 11, 2024GAI · Full1OLD CAPITOL WRECKER SERVICE INC 796204DFK456/GA
Dec 10, 2024GAII · Walk-around1OOSOLD CAPITOL WRECKER SERVICE INC 796204DFK456/GA
Jul 30, 2024GAI · Full0OLD CAPITOL WRECKER SERVICE INC 796204DFK456/GA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
YOUNGS WRECKER SERVICE LLC3906718Nov 28, 2025Nov 28, 20251TN
OLD CAPITOL WRECKER SERVICE INC796204Jul 30, 2024Sep 29, 20255GA
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.
H101485TNYOUNGS WRECKER SERVICE LLCNov 28, 2025Nov 28, 20251
DFK456GAOLD CAPITOL WRECKER SERVICE INCJul 30, 2024Sep 29, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026