Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Peterbilt 389

1NPXL49X2JD469543 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
37 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 10
First seenJul 13, 2023
TN
Last seenAug 26, 2026
TN
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NPXL49X2JD469543
Make
Peterbilt
Model
389
Model year
2018
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
XL49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
469543

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
2018

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 · Jul 13, 2023 – Aug 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 26, 2026TNIII · Driver-only6OOSCLASS CUSTOM CARRIERS LLC 1038733V1185HY/TN
Mar 13, 2026MSIII · Driver-only1CLASS CUSTOM CARRIERS LLC 1038733V1185HY/TN
Dec 22, 2025TNII · Walk-around2OOSCLASS CUSTOM CARRIERS LLC 1038733U1185HY/TN
Jun 26, 2025TNII · Walk-around4OOSCLASS CUSTOM CARRIERS LLC 1038733V1185HY/TN
Aug 18, 2024ARIII · Driver-only1CLASS CUSTOM CARRIERS LLC 1038733J1539HY/TN
Nov 16, 2023TNII · Walk-around2CLASS CUSTOM CARRIERS LLC 1038733J1539HY/TN
Oct 30, 2023OKIII · Driver-only1CLASS CUSTOM CARRIERS LLC 1038733J1539HY/TN
Oct 17, 2023ARIII · Driver-only0CLASS CUSTOM CARRIERS LLC 1038733J1539HY/TN
Oct 2, 2023ARIII · Driver-only4CLASS CUSTOM CARRIERS LLC 1038733J1539HY/TN
Jul 13, 2023TNIII · Driver-only1CLASS CUSTOM CARRIERS LLC 1038733J1539HY/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CLASS CUSTOM CARRIERS LLC1038733Jul 13, 2023Aug 26, 202610TN
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.
V1185HYTN1CLASS CUSTOM CARRIERS LLCJun 26, 2025Aug 26, 20263
U1185HYTNCLASS CUSTOM CARRIERS LLCDec 22, 2025Dec 22, 20251
J1539HYTNCLASS CUSTOM CARRIERS LLCJul 13, 2023Aug 18, 20246
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026