Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Peterbilt 386

1XPHD49X4CD148288 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
11 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJan 8, 2024
TX
Last seenDec 31, 2024
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XPHD49X4CD148288
Make
Peterbilt
Model
386
Model year
2012
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 12, 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
HD49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
148288

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 · 3,252 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
386

Prefix basis · 3,252 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
2012

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PETERBILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
386

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 8, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 31, 2024TXII · Walk-around4AC TRANSPORT EXPRESS INC 1125544R655148/TX
Sep 3, 2024TXII · Walk-around1AC TRANSPORT EXPRESS INC 1125544R655148/TX
Jun 5, 2024AZIII · Driver-only3OOSAC TRANSPORT EXPRESS INC 1125544R655148/TX
Jan 8, 2024TXIII · Driver-only1AC TRANSPORT EXPRESS INC 1125544R655148/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AC TRANSPORT EXPRESS INC1125544Jan 8, 2024Dec 31, 20244TX
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.
R655148TXAC TRANSPORT EXPRESS INCJan 8, 2024Dec 31, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026