Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

1996 Peterbilt 477

2NPKHM6X8TM796235 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
3 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenMay 8, 2026
CA
Last seenAug 12, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 3 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
2NPKHM6X8TM796235
Make
Peterbilt
Model
477
Model year
1996
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Sep 6, 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
KHM6X

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
796235

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 · 567 decoded VINs at 97.9% prefix purity.

Model
536

Prefix basis · 567 decoded VINs at 97.9% 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.

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 · May 8, 2026 – Aug 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 12, 2026CAII · Walk-around0—USA CENTRAL EXPRESS INC 341029608054G4/CA
May 8, 2026CAI · Full0—CORE TRANS LOGISTICS LLC 355717108054G4/CA
May 8, 2026CAI · Full0—CORE TRANS LOGISTICS LLC 355717108054G4/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
USA CENTRAL EXPRESS INC3410296Aug 12, 2026Aug 12, 20261IL
CORE TRANS LOGISTICS LLC3557171May 8, 2026May 8, 20262CA
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.
08054G4CA1USA CENTRAL EXPRESS INCAug 12, 2026 → Aug 12, 20261
08054G4CA1CORE TRANS LOGISTICS LLCMay 8, 2026 → May 8, 20262
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 6, 2026