Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Peterbilt 330

3BPNH77X4WF435656 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenJul 7, 2023
WY
Last seenOct 9, 2025
MT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 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
3BPNH77X4WF435656
Make
Peterbilt
Model
330
Model year
1998
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 3, 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
3BP

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
NH77X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
435656

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 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
330

Prefix basis · 3 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
1998

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PETERBILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
330

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 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)

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 · Jul 7, 2023 – Oct 9, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 9, 2025MTV · Vehicle-only0EXCEL SERVICES INC 2028130SA06855/MT
Sep 19, 2024MTV · Vehicle-only0EXCEL SERVICES INC 2028130SA06855/MT
Oct 18, 2023MTV · Vehicle-only0HANSER'S WRECKER COMPANY 164624SA06855/MT
Jul 7, 2023WYI · Full0HANSER'S WRECKER COMPANY 164624SA06855/MT
Jul 7, 2023WYI · Full3OOSHANSER'S WRECKER COMPANY 164624SA06855/MT
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EXCEL SERVICES INC2028130Sep 19, 2024Oct 9, 20252MT
HANSER'S WRECKER COMPANY164624Jul 7, 2023Oct 18, 20233MT
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.
SA06855MTEXCEL SERVICES INCSep 19, 2024Oct 9, 20252
SA06855MTHANSER'S WRECKER COMPANYJul 7, 2023Oct 18, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 3, 2026