Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2024 Peterbilt 548

2NP8LJ9X3RM682851 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under3
31 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 11
First seenFeb 27, 2024
CA
Last seenSep 15, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 31 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
2NP8LJ9X3RM682851
Make
Peterbilt
Model
548
Model year
2024
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Nov 1, 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
8LJ9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
682851

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2024

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PETERBILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
548

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 27, 2024 – Sep 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 15, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0—EFUEL LLC 288213598389V3/CA
Jun 24, 2025CAI · Full1—SENTINEL TRANSPORTATION LLC 61308498389U3/CA
Jun 18, 2025CAII · Walk-around1—SENTINEL TRANSPORTATION LLC 61308498389U3/CA
Apr 3, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0—SENTINEL TRANSPORTATION LLC 61308498389U3/CA
Jan 28, 2025CAI · Full0—SENTINEL TRANSPORTATION LLC 61308498389U3/CA
Nov 29, 2024CAII · Walk-around0—SENTINEL TRANSPORTATION LLC 61308498389U3/CA
Nov 12, 2024CAII · Walk-around0—SENTINEL TRANSPORTATION LLC 61308498389U3/CA
Oct 17, 2024CAI · Full0—SENTINEL TRANSPORTATION LLC 61308498389U3/CA
May 9, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0—RAMOS OIL CO INC 64684098389U3/CA
May 9, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0—RAMOS OIL CO INC 64684098389U3/CA
Feb 27, 2024CAI · Full0—RAMOS OIL CO INC 64684098389U3/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EFUEL LLC2882135Sep 15, 2026Sep 15, 20261CA
SENTINEL TRANSPORTATION LLC613084Oct 17, 2024Jun 24, 20257DE
RAMOS OIL CO INC646840Feb 27, 2024May 9, 20243CA
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.
98389V3CA1EFUEL LLCSep 15, 2026 → Sep 15, 20261
98389U3CA—SENTINEL TRANSPORTATION LLCOct 17, 2024 → Jun 24, 20257
98389U3CA—RAMOS OIL CO INCFeb 27, 2024 → May 9, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Nov 1, 2026