Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Peterbilt 335

2NPLHZ7X36M887871 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
12 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenDec 23, 2024
PA
Last seenDec 20, 2025
NJ
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2NPLHZ7X36M887871
Make
Peterbilt
Model
335
Model year
2006
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
Decoded at
Sep 6, 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
2NP

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
LHZ7X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
2006 or 2036

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

North American serial sequence
887871

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 · 48 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
335

Prefix basis · 48 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
2006

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PETERBILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
335

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 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 23, 2024 – Dec 20, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 20, 2025NJI · Full0ENGEL TOWING INC 480095AL511F/NJ
Dec 23, 2024PAI · Full2ENGEL TOWING INC 480095AL511F/NJ
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ENGEL TOWING INC480095Dec 23, 2024Dec 20, 20252NJ
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.
AL511FNJENGEL TOWING INCDec 23, 2024Dec 20, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 6, 2026