Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Peterbilt 389

1NPXL49X0LD704802 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 2
First seenDec 23, 2023
LA
Last seenJul 30, 2025
AZ
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 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
1NPXL49X0LD704802
Make
Peterbilt
Model
389
Model year
2020
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Aug 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
XL49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
704802

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 · 1,328 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
389

Prefix basis · 1,328 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
2020

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 · Dec 23, 2023 – Jul 30, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 30, 2025AZII · Walk-around13OOSBANGO TRUCKING 408510384224A/NV
Dec 23, 2023LAIII · Driver-only6OOSMAHI LIVE LLC 3464070VIN4802/NV
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BANGO TRUCKING4085103Jul 30, 2025Jul 30, 20251NV
MAHI LIVE LLC3464070Dec 23, 2023Dec 23, 20231NV
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.
84224ANVBANGO TRUCKINGJul 30, 2025Jul 30, 20251
VIN4802NVMAHI LIVE LLCDec 23, 2023Dec 23, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 28, 2026