Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Peterbilt 348

2NP3LJ9X4JM452556 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
22 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJun 13, 2023
TX
Last seenApr 17, 2025
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2NP3LJ9X4JM452556
Make
Peterbilt
Model
348
Model year
2018
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 30, 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
2NP

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
3LJ9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
452556

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 · 575 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
348

Prefix basis · 575 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
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PETERBILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
348

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

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 · Jun 13, 2023 – Apr 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 17, 2025TXII · Walk-around1ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION 2151015JNS8508/TX
Nov 22, 2024TXII · Walk-around0ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION 2151015JNS8508/TX
Jun 24, 2024TXII · Walk-around0ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION 2151015JNS8508/TX
Jul 28, 2023TXII · Walk-around0ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION 2151015JNS8508/TX
Jun 13, 2023TXII · Walk-around0ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION 2151015JNS8508/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION2151015Jun 13, 2023Apr 17, 20255TX
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.
JNS8508TXENCORE WIRE CORPORATIONJun 13, 2023Apr 17, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026