Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Peterbilt 389

1NPXDP9X8HD419884 · Truck-Tractor · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenOct 20, 2023
KY
Last seenAug 5, 2026
MD
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
1NPXDP9X8HD419884
Make
Peterbilt
Model
389
Model year
2017
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 7, 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
XDP9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
419884

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 · 306 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
389

Prefix basis · 306 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
2017

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 20, 2023 – Aug 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 5, 2026MDII · Walk-around4OOSEXCEL TOWING LLC 1305839EXCEL 2/VA
Apr 21, 2026PAIII · Driver-only5OOSEXCEL TOWING LLC 1305839EXCEL2/VA
Mar 23, 2026NJIII · Driver-only1EXCEL TOWING LLC 1305839EXCEL2/VA
Mar 23, 2026NJIII · Driver-only1EXCEL TOWING LLC 13058395419872/ME
Oct 20, 2023KYIII · Driver-only0WADDLE TRUCKING LLC 1386780A308121/MS
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EXCEL TOWING LLC1305839Mar 23, 2026Aug 5, 20264VA
WADDLE TRUCKING LLC1386780Oct 20, 2023Oct 20, 20231MS
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.
EXCEL 2VA1EXCEL TOWING LLCAug 5, 2026Aug 5, 20261
EXCEL2VAEXCEL TOWING LLCMar 23, 2026Apr 21, 20262
5419872MEEXCEL TOWING LLCMar 23, 2026Mar 23, 20261
A308121MSWADDLE TRUCKING LLCOct 20, 2023Oct 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 7, 2026