Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Peterbilt 388

1NPWL40X7CD169265 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenSep 17, 2023
PA
Last seenAug 12, 2026
PA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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
1NPWL40X7CD169265
Make
Peterbilt
Model
388
Model year
2012
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Aug 16, 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
WL40X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
169265

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 · 134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
388

Prefix basis · 134 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
2012

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PETERBILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
388

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 · Sep 17, 2023 – Aug 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 12, 2026PAII · Walk-around2OOSTRUE TRUCKING TRANSPORT LLC 4538981VBH2105/PA
Aug 12, 2026PAII · Walk-around2OOSTRUE TRUCKING TRANSPORT LLC 4538981VBH2105/PA
May 19, 2026PAIII · Driver-only0TRUE TRUCKING TRANSPORT LLC 4538981VBH2105/PA
Sep 17, 2023PAII · Walk-around1ELITE GASFIELD SERVICES LLC 2206378PWD3307/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRUE TRUCKING TRANSPORT LLC4538981May 19, 2026Aug 12, 20263PA
ELITE GASFIELD SERVICES LLC2206378Sep 17, 2023Sep 17, 20231PA
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.
VBH2105PA1TRUE TRUCKING TRANSPORT LLCMay 19, 2026Aug 12, 20263
PWD3307OHELITE GASFIELD SERVICES LLCSep 17, 2023Sep 17, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 16, 2026