Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Peterbilt 386

1XPHD49X3CD170590 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenOct 10, 2023
CA
Last seenSep 20, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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
1XPHD49X3CD170590
Make
Peterbilt
Model
386
Model year
2012
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
HD49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
170590

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 · 3,252 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
386

Prefix basis · 3,252 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
386

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 10, 2023 – Sep 20, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 20, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0RM PALLETS INC 28537029F89427/CA
Aug 22, 2025CAI · Full0RM PALLETS INC 28537029F89427/CA
Aug 20, 2025CAII · Walk-around0RM PALLETS INC 28537029F89427/CA
Aug 20, 2025CAI · Full6OOSRM PALLETS INC 28537029F89427/CA
Jan 16, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1JELD-WEN INC 2333399E89427/CA
Dec 19, 2023CAIII · Driver-only1RM PALLETS INC 28537029E89427/CA
Nov 16, 2023CAIII · Driver-only1OOSRM PALLETS INC 28537029F89427/CA
Oct 10, 2023CAII · Walk-around2RM PALLETS INC 28537029F89427/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RM PALLETS INC2853702Oct 10, 2023Sep 20, 20257CA
JELD-WEN INC233339Jan 16, 2024Jan 16, 20241NC
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.
9F89427CARM PALLETS INCOct 10, 2023Sep 20, 20256
9E89427CAJELD-WEN INCJan 16, 2024Jan 16, 20241
9E89427CARM PALLETS INCDec 19, 2023Dec 19, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026