Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Peterbilt 379

1XP5DB9X8WD448394 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 10
First seenOct 27, 2023
TX
Last seenAug 27, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XP5DB9X8WD448394
Make
Peterbilt
Model
379
Model year
1998
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
448394

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
1998

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 · Oct 27, 2023 – Aug 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 27, 2026TXI · Full14OOSPEDRO REIMER HAM 326334116AA5S/MX
Aug 6, 2026NMII · Walk-around0PEDRO REIMER HAM 326334116AA5S/CI
Jul 16, 2026TXII · Walk-around6PEDRO REIMER HAM 326334116AA5S/MX
Jul 29, 2025NMI · Full8OOSPEDRO REIMER HAM 326334116AA5S/MX
Feb 28, 2025NMIII · Driver-only2OOSPEDRO REIMER HAM 326334116AA5S/CH
Nov 23, 2024OKIII · Driver-only0PEDRO REIMER HAM 326334116AA5S/CI
Oct 9, 2024KSII · Walk-around2PEDRO REIMER HAM 326334116PA5S/MX
Sep 12, 2024WYI · Full2PEDRO REIMER HAM 326334116AA5S/MX
Aug 16, 2024OKII · Walk-around1PEDRO REIMER HAM 326334116AA5S/CI
Oct 27, 2023TXII · Walk-around5PEDRO REIMER HAM 326334116AA5S/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PEDRO REIMER HAM3263341Oct 27, 2023Aug 27, 202610MX
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.
16AA5SMX1PEDRO REIMER HAMOct 27, 2023Aug 27, 20265
16AA5SCI1PEDRO REIMER HAMAug 16, 2024Aug 6, 20263
16AA5SCHPEDRO REIMER HAMFeb 28, 2025Feb 28, 20251
16PA5SMXPEDRO REIMER HAMOct 9, 2024Oct 9, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026