Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1996 Peterbilt 385

1XPGD99X8TD422231 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
6 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenOct 21, 2025
TX
Last seenApr 8, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XPGD99X8TD422231
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
GD99X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
422231

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 · 17 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
385

Prefix basis · 17 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
385

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 · Oct 21, 2025 – Apr 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 8, 2026TXI · Full7KBANKS TRUCKING LLC 424861397T695N/TX
Mar 12, 2026TXII · Walk-around4KBANKS TRUCKING LLC 424861343R641N/TX
Dec 27, 2025TXII · Walk-around5KBANKS TRUCKING LLC 424861397S523N/TX
Nov 20, 2025TXI · Full7OOSKBANKS TRUCKING LLC 424861316U476N/TX
Nov 19, 2025TXII · Walk-around4KBANKS TRUCKING LLC 424861316U476N/TX
Oct 21, 2025TXII · Walk-around9KBANKS TRUCKING LLC 424861324R412N/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KBANKS TRUCKING LLC4248613Oct 21, 2025Apr 8, 20266TX
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.
97T695NTXKBANKS TRUCKING LLCApr 8, 2026Apr 8, 20261
43R641NTXKBANKS TRUCKING LLCMar 12, 2026Mar 12, 20261
97S523NTXKBANKS TRUCKING LLCDec 27, 2025Dec 27, 20251
16U476NTXKBANKS TRUCKING LLCNov 19, 2025Nov 20, 20252
24R412NTXKBANKS TRUCKING LLCOct 21, 2025Oct 21, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026