Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Peterbilt 379

1XP5DU9X4WD449442 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
26 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenFeb 26, 2024
WY
Last seenApr 7, 2026
MI
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XP5DU9X4WD449442
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
5DU9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
449442

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 · 492 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
379

Prefix basis · 492 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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 26, 2024 – Apr 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 7, 2026MIIII · Driver-only2PRIME FLATBEDS LTD 38351260CV814/AB
Jan 14, 2026MIII · Walk-around2OOSPRIME FLATBEDS LTD 38351260CV814/AB
Jan 7, 2026MIIII · Driver-only1PRIME FLATBEDS LTD 3835126A65555/AB
Mar 27, 2025NEIII · Driver-only2PRIME FLATBEDS LTD 3835126A65555/AB
Jan 7, 2025MIII · Walk-around2PRIME FLATBEDS LTD 3835126A65555/AB
Oct 11, 2024MTI · Full6PRIME FLATBEDS LTD 3835126A65555/AB
Feb 26, 2024WYIII · Driver-only1PRIME FLATBEDS LTD 3835126A65555/AB
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PRIME FLATBEDS LTD3835126Feb 26, 2024Apr 7, 20267AB
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.
0CV814ABPRIME FLATBEDS LTDJan 14, 2026Apr 7, 20262
A65555ABPRIME FLATBEDS LTDFeb 26, 2024Jan 7, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026