Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Peterbilt 389

1XPXD40X1CD156745 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
30 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenOct 11, 2023
KY
Last seenApr 24, 2026
KY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XPXD40X1CD156745
Make
Peterbilt
Model
389
Model year
2012
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
XD40X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
156745

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 · 1,508 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
389

Prefix basis · 1,508 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
2012

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
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 · Oct 11, 2023 – Apr 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 24, 2026KYII · Walk-around0C4 CONTRACTING LLC 2874649B5N620/KY
Apr 16, 2026KYII · Walk-around1OOSC4 CONTRACTING LLC 2874649B5M620/KY
Nov 18, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0C4 CONTRACTING LLC 2874649B5M620/KY
Oct 6, 2025KYII · Walk-around0C4 CONTRACTING LLC 2874649B5M620/KY
Aug 26, 2025KYI · Full1OOSC4 CONTRACTING LLC 2874649B5M620/KY
Dec 12, 2024KYII · Walk-around0C4 CONTRACTING LLC 2874649B5M620/KY
Oct 11, 2023KYII · Walk-around0C4 CONTRACTING LLC 2874649B5M620/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
C4 CONTRACTING LLC2874649Oct 11, 2023Apr 24, 20267KY
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
B5N620KYC4 CONTRACTING LLCApr 24, 2026Apr 24, 20261
B5M620KYC4 CONTRACTING LLCOct 11, 2023Apr 16, 20266
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026