Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Peterbilt 348

2NP3XJ0X4MM743242 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 11
First seenOct 24, 2023
CA
Last seenApr 6, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
2NP3XJ0X4MM743242
Make
Peterbilt
Model
348
Model year
2021
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
3XJ0X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
743242

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 · 267 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
348

Prefix basis · 267 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
2021

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 · Oct 24, 2023 – Apr 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 6, 2026CAII · Walk-around1MALHI BROS EXPRESS 435600452761Y2/CA
Apr 1, 2026CAII · Walk-around2MALHI BROS EXPRESS 435600452761Y2/CA
Oct 1, 2025CAII · Walk-around0EAST BAY TRANS INC 285449152761Y2/CA
Aug 15, 2025CAI · Full9OOSEAST BAY TRANS INC 285449152761Y2/CA
Jan 27, 2025CAI · Full5OOSEAST BAY TRANS INC 285449152761Y2/CA
Aug 21, 2024CAII · Walk-around0EAST BAY TRANS INC 285449152761Y2/CA
Jul 15, 2024CAII · Walk-around4OOSEAST BAY TRANS INC 285449152761Y2/CA
Feb 15, 2024CAII · Walk-around3EAST BAY TRANS INC 285449152761Y2/CA
Feb 13, 2024CAI · Full1EAST BAY TRANS INC 285449152761Y2/CA
Oct 24, 2023CAI · Full5OOSEAST BAY TRANS INC 285449152761Y2/CA
Oct 24, 2023CAI · Full0EAST BAY TRANS INC 285449152761Y2/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MALHI BROS EXPRESS4356004Apr 1, 2026Apr 6, 20262CA
EAST BAY TRANS INC2854491Oct 24, 2023Oct 1, 20259CA
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.
52761Y2CAMALHI BROS EXPRESSApr 1, 2026Apr 6, 20262
52761Y2CAEAST BAY TRANS INCOct 24, 2023Oct 1, 20259
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026