Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1996 Peterbilt 377

1XPCDB8X7TN391992 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
36 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 13
First seenAug 1, 2023
TX
Last seenAug 19, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XPCDB8X7TN391992
Make
Peterbilt
Model
377
Model year
1996
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
CDB8X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
391992

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 · 54 decoded VINs at 90.7% prefix purity.

Model
377

Prefix basis · 54 decoded VINs at 90.7% 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
1996

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PETERBILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
377

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 · Aug 1, 2023 – Aug 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 19, 2026TXII · Walk-around1JUAN MENCHACA 2084711AT16666/TX
Jul 22, 2026TXII · Walk-around0JUAN MENCHACA 2084711T16666/TX
Mar 27, 2026TXII · Walk-around3JUAN MENCHACA 2084711AT16666/TX
Feb 3, 2026TXII · Walk-around0JUAN MENCHACA 2084711AT16666/TX
Nov 25, 2025TXI · Full1JUAN MENCHACA 2084711AT16666/TX
Jul 24, 2025TXIII · Driver-only0JUAN MENCHACA 2084711AT16666/TX
Mar 6, 2025TXIII · Driver-only2OOSJUAN MENCHACA 2084711AT16666/TX
Feb 6, 2025TXIII · Driver-only0JUAN MENCHACA 2084711AT16666/TX
Jan 8, 2025TXII · Walk-around2JUAN MENCHACA 2084711AT16666/TX
May 21, 2024TXII · Walk-around1JUAN MENCHACA 2084711AT16666/TX
Apr 22, 2024TXIII · Driver-only0JUAN MENCHACA 2084711AT16666/TX
Mar 4, 2024TXI · Full9OOSJUAN MENCHACA 2084711AT16666/TX
Aug 1, 2023TXII · Walk-around0JUAN MENCHACA 2084711AT16666/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JUAN MENCHACA2084711Aug 1, 2023Aug 19, 202613TX
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.
AT16666TX1JUAN MENCHACAAug 1, 2023Aug 19, 202612
T16666TX1JUAN MENCHACAJul 22, 2026Jul 22, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026