Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Peterbilt 365

1XPSD79X2CD146370 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
9 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 4
First seenSep 9, 2025
CA
Last seenJun 15, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XPSD79X2CD146370
Make
Peterbilt
Model
365
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
Jul 12, 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
SD79X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
146370

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 · 240 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
365

Prefix basis · 240 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
365

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 · Sep 9, 2025 – Jun 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 15, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only1OOSPAL GENERAL ENGINEERING INC 26104569G30117/CA
Jun 9, 2026CAII · Walk-around6OOSPAL GENERAL ENGINEERING INC 2610456R243724/CA
Mar 7, 2026CAII · Walk-around2OOSPAL GENERAL ENGINEERING INC 26104569G30117/CA
Sep 9, 2025CAII · Walk-around1PAL GENERAL ENGINEERING INC 26104569G30117/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PAL GENERAL ENGINEERING INC2610456Sep 9, 2025Jun 15, 20264CA
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.
9G30117CA1PAL GENERAL ENGINEERING INCSep 9, 2025Jun 15, 20263
R243724CAPAL GENERAL ENGINEERING INCJun 9, 2026Jun 9, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026