Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Peterbilt 389

1NPXD49X5RD898832 · Truck-Tractor · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
23 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenFeb 21, 2024
MT
Last seenJan 11, 2026
IA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NPXD49X5RD898832
Make
Peterbilt
Model
389
Model year
2024
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
XD49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
898832

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 · 1,241 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
389

Prefix basis · 1,241 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
2024

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PETERBILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
389

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

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 · Feb 21, 2024 – Jan 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 11, 2026IAIII · Driver-only1TIMBER EXPRESS INC 782285419684/WA
Dec 22, 2025TXII · Walk-around0TIMBER EXPRESS INC 782285419684/NE
Nov 14, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0TIMBER EXPRESS INC 782285419684/NE
Sep 13, 2025IDIII · Driver-only3TIMBER EXPRESS INC 782285419684/NE
Feb 21, 2024MTI · Full0TIMBER EXPRESS INC 782285419684/NE
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TIMBER EXPRESS INC782285Feb 21, 2024Jan 11, 20265NE
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.
419684WATIMBER EXPRESS INCJan 11, 2026Jan 11, 20261
419684NETIMBER EXPRESS INCFeb 21, 2024Dec 22, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026