Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Peterbilt 389

1NPXLP9X9MD724839 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 9
First seenAug 28, 2023
CA
Last seenApr 25, 2026
OR
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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
1NPXLP9X9MD724839
Make
Peterbilt
Model
389
Model year
2021
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 20, 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
XLP9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
724839

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 · 995 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
389

Prefix basis · 995 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
2021

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

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 28, 2023 – Apr 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 25, 2026ORIII · Driver-only3OOSBARUNA TRANS INC 4137537ZP04172/CA
Dec 3, 2025CAII · Walk-around0BARUNA TRANS INC 4137537ZP04172/CA
Oct 19, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0BARUNA TRANS INC 4137537ZP04172/CA
Jul 23, 2025CAIII · Driver-only2OOSBARUNA TRANS INC 4137537ZP04172/CA
Dec 29, 2024CAII · Walk-around1BARUNA TRANS INC 4137537ZP04172/CA
Dec 20, 2024TXII · Walk-around5OOSBARUNA TRANS INC 4137537ZP04172/CA
Sep 15, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0BARUNA TRANS INC 4137537ZP04172/CA
Aug 28, 2023CAI · Full7OOSVINCENT TRANSPORT INC 3051688YP61106/CA
Aug 28, 2023CAI · Full0VINCENT TRANSPORT INC 3051688YP61106/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BARUNA TRANS INC4137537Sep 15, 2024Apr 25, 20267CA
VINCENT TRANSPORT INC3051688Aug 28, 2023Aug 28, 20232CA
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.
ZP04172CABARUNA TRANS INCSep 15, 2024Apr 25, 20267
YP61106CAVINCENT TRANSPORT INCAug 28, 2023Aug 28, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026