Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Peterbilt 379

1XP5DB9X1VD434366 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
28 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenApr 8, 2024
TX
Last seenAug 21, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XP5DB9X1VD434366
Make
Peterbilt
Model
379
Model year
1997
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
1XP

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
5DB9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1997 or 2027

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

North American serial sequence
434366

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 · 13,463 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
379

Prefix basis · 13,463 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
1997

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PETERBILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
379

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

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 · Apr 8, 2024 – Aug 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 21, 2026TXII · Walk-around0ALEJANDRO MURUATO 201561772N916N/TX
May 30, 2026TXII · Walk-around8ALEJANDRO MURUATO 201561791P761N/TX
Feb 4, 2026TXIII · Driver-only1ALEJANDRO MURUATO 201561725U582N/TX
Jan 31, 2026TXII · Walk-around5OOSALEJANDRO MURUATO 201561747V195W/TX
Jun 25, 2024TXII · Walk-around0ALEJANDRO MURUATO 201561718U619M/TX
Apr 8, 2024TXII · Walk-around3OOSALEJANDRO MURUATO 201561784T515M/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALEJANDRO MURUATO2015617Apr 8, 2024Aug 21, 20266TX
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.
72N916NTX1ALEJANDRO MURUATOAug 21, 2026Aug 21, 20261
91P761NTXALEJANDRO MURUATOMay 30, 2026May 30, 20261
25U582NTXALEJANDRO MURUATOFeb 4, 2026Feb 4, 20261
47V195WTXALEJANDRO MURUATOJan 31, 2026Jan 31, 20261
18U619MTXALEJANDRO MURUATOJun 25, 2024Jun 25, 20241
84T515MTXALEJANDRO MURUATOApr 8, 2024Apr 8, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026