Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Peterbilt 388

1NPWX4EX7CD143763 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under3
38 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 6
First seenJun 29, 2023
NY
Last seenAug 5, 2026
NY
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 38 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
1NPWX4EX7CD143763
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
WX4EX

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
143763

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 · 114 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
388

Prefix basis · 114 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 · Jun 29, 2023 – Aug 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 5, 2026NYII · Walk-around17OOSULSTER FARMS & MATERIALS INC 307277520300NG/NY
Jul 27, 2026NYII · Walk-around17OOSULSTER FARMS & MATERIALS INC 307277520300NG/NY
Jun 11, 2026NYI · Full16OOSULSTER FARMS & MATERIALS INC 307277520300NG/NY
Sep 24, 2025NYII · Walk-around6OOSULSTER FARMS & MATERIALS INC 307277520300NG/NY
Jun 23, 2025NYII · Walk-around0GFF CONSULTANT GROUP INC 249676051840NF/NY
Jun 29, 2023NYII · Walk-around2TAFF TRUCKING AND EXCAVATION INC 301147630136NA/NY
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ULSTER FARMS & MATERIALS INC3072775Sep 24, 2025Aug 5, 20264NY
GFF CONSULTANT GROUP INC2496760Jun 23, 2025Jun 23, 20251NY
TAFF TRUCKING AND EXCAVATION INC3011476Jun 29, 2023Jun 29, 20231NY
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.
20300NGNY1ULSTER FARMS & MATERIALS INCSep 24, 2025Aug 5, 20264
51840NFNYGFF CONSULTANT GROUP INCJun 23, 2025Jun 23, 20251
30136NANYTAFF TRUCKING AND EXCAVATION INCJun 29, 2023Jun 29, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 16, 2026