Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

1996 Peterbilt 385

1XPGD98XXTN418676 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenMar 24, 2025
AL
Last seenSep 7, 2026
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XPGD98XXTN418676
Make
Peterbilt
Model
385
Model year
1996
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
GD98X

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
418676

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 · 4 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
385

Prefix basis · 4 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.

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 24, 2025 – Sep 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 7, 2026TNII · Walk-around3OOSS & K EXPRESS SOLUTIONS LLC 4471855C431FH/GA
Feb 10, 2026GAIII · Driver-only1—S & K EXPRESS SOLUTIONS LLC 4471855S5861HY/TN
Jan 29, 2026GAII · Walk-around4—JAMES WILSON COMPANY 27102S5861HY/TN
Dec 11, 2025GAIII · Driver-only0—JAMES WILSON COMPANY 27102S5861HY/TN
Sep 2, 2025GAIII · Driver-only0—JAMES WILSON COMPANY 27102S5861HY/TN
Mar 26, 2025TNI · Full1OOSJAMES WILSON COMPANY 27102S5861HY/UK
Mar 24, 2025ALII · Walk-around9OOSJAMES WILSON COMPANY 27102S5861HY/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
S & K EXPRESS SOLUTIONS LLC4471855Feb 10, 2026Sep 7, 20262GA
JAMES WILSON COMPANY27102Mar 24, 2025Jan 29, 20265TN
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.
C431FHGA1S & K EXPRESS SOLUTIONS LLCSep 7, 2026 → Sep 7, 20261
S5861HYTN—S & K EXPRESS SOLUTIONS LLCFeb 10, 2026 → Feb 10, 20261
S5861HYTN—JAMES WILSON COMPANYMar 24, 2025 → Jan 29, 20264
S5861HYUK—JAMES WILSON COMPANYMar 26, 2025 → Mar 26, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026