Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2011 Peterbilt 388

1XPWD49X4BD128080 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
15 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenJan 14, 2024
TX
Last seenApr 18, 2025
MN
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 15 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XPWD49X4BD128080
Make
Peterbilt
Model
388
Model year
2011
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 25, 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
WD49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1981 or 2011

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

North American serial sequence
128080

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 · 926 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
388

Prefix basis · 926 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
2011

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-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 · Jan 14, 2024 – Apr 18, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 18, 2025MNIII · Driver-only1DARRIN L DEMARS 647653PZA7929/MN
Mar 26, 2025MNII · Walk-around5DARRIN L DEMARS 647653PZA7929/MN
Feb 19, 2024MNIII · Driver-only1HARD CORE HAULERS LLC 4185782YTE7182/MN
Feb 16, 2024MNIII · Driver-only1HARD CORE HAULERS LLC 4185782YTE7182/MN
Feb 15, 2024MNIII · Driver-only1HARD CORE HAULERS LLC 4185782YTE7182/MN
Jan 14, 2024TXII · Walk-around3KERR SALES 1256679R624031/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DARRIN L DEMARS647653Mar 26, 2025Apr 18, 20252MN
HARD CORE HAULERS LLC4185782Feb 15, 2024Feb 19, 20243MN
KERR SALES1256679Jan 14, 2024Jan 14, 20241SD
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.
PZA7929MNDARRIN L DEMARSMar 26, 2025Apr 18, 20252
YTE7182MNHARD CORE HAULERS LLCFeb 15, 2024Feb 19, 20243
R624031TXKERR SALESJan 14, 2024Jan 14, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026