Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Peterbilt 348

1NP3HJ7X5JD482143 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
19 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJan 21, 2025
WV
Last seenAug 27, 2026
KY
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NP3HJ7X5JD482143
Make
Peterbilt
Model
348
Model year
2018
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 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
1NP

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
3HJ7X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
482143

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 · 20 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
348

Prefix basis · 20 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 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 · Jan 21, 2025 – Aug 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 27, 2026KYIII · Driver-only0FEDEX FREIGHT INC 2390393746206/IN
Sep 15, 2025OHI · Full0FEDEX FREIGHT INC 2390393746206/IN
Sep 10, 2025KYI · Full0FEDEX FREIGHT INC 2390393746206/IN
Mar 17, 2025KYI · Full0FEDEX FREIGHT INC 23903925858689/IN
Jan 21, 2025WVIII · Driver-only0FEDEX FREIGHT INC 2390393746206/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FEDEX FREIGHT INC239039Jan 21, 2025Aug 27, 20265AR
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.
3746206IN1FEDEX FREIGHT INCJan 21, 2025Aug 27, 20264
25858689INFEDEX FREIGHT INCMar 17, 2025Mar 17, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 6, 2026