Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Peterbilt 388

1NPWL40X4ED227920 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
22 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 7
First seenAug 17, 2023
NH
Last seenJun 24, 2025
NH
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NPWL40X4ED227920
Make
Peterbilt
Model
388
Model year
2014
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
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
1NP

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
WL40X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
227920

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 · 134 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
388

Prefix basis · 134 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
2014

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PETERBILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
388

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 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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 17, 2023 – Jun 24, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 24, 2025NHII · Walk-around3OOSVARNEY & SONS LOGGING LLC 17602851964AP/NH
Mar 20, 2025NHIII · Driver-only0VARNEY & SONS LOGGING LLC 17602851964AP/NH
Feb 3, 2025NHII · Walk-around1VARNEY & SONS LOGGING LLC 17602851964AP/NH
Nov 19, 2024MEII · Walk-around3VARNEY & SONS LOGGING LLC 17602851964AP/NH
Jul 22, 2024NHII · Walk-around4OOSVARNEY & SONS LOGGING LLC 17602851964AP/NH
Feb 13, 2024NHII · Walk-around11OOSVARNEY & SONS LOGGING LLC 17602851964AP/NH
Aug 17, 2023NHII · Walk-around5OOSVARNEY & SONS LOGGING LLC 17602851964AP/NH
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VARNEY & SONS LOGGING LLC1760285Aug 17, 2023Jun 24, 20257NH
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.
1964APNHVARNEY & SONS LOGGING LLCAug 17, 2023Jun 24, 20257
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026