Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1996 Peterbilt 385

1XPGDT8X4TD421804 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
5 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 3
First seenMay 20, 2024
TX
Last seenOct 28, 2024
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 5 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XPGDT8X4TD421804
Make
Peterbilt
Model
385
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
Aug 1, 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
GDT8X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
421804

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
385

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • 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 · May 20, 2024 – Oct 28, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 28, 2024TXII · Walk-around5OOSAMERICAN FREIGHT TRUCKING LLC 36543761N16767/TX
May 23, 2024TXII · Walk-around14OOSAFR TRANSPORT LLC 38901461N16761/TX
May 20, 2024TXII · Walk-around3OOSAMERICAN FREIGHT TRUCKING LLC 36543761N16767/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AMERICAN FREIGHT TRUCKING LLC3654376May 20, 2024Oct 28, 20242TX
AFR TRANSPORT LLC3890146May 23, 2024May 23, 20241TX
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.
1N16767TXAMERICAN FREIGHT TRUCKING LLCMay 20, 2024Oct 28, 20242
1N16761TXAFR TRANSPORT LLCMay 23, 2024May 23, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 1, 2026