Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Peterbilt 389

1NPXL49X6LD654228 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenApr 20, 2024
CT
Last seenJun 8, 2026
IA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
1NPXL49X6LD654228
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
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
1NP

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
XL49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
654228

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 · Apr 20, 2024 – Jun 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 8, 2026IAII · Walk-around1OOSAMERICARGO EXPRESS LLC 3415266AH65361/PA
Jun 1, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0AMERICARGO EXPRESS LLC 3415266AH65361/PA
Feb 25, 2026WAIII · Driver-only0AMERICARGO EXPRESS LLC 3415266AH65361/PA
Feb 4, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0AMERICARGO EXPRESS LLC 3415266AH65361/PA
Jun 13, 2025NEIII · Driver-only0AMERICARGO EXPRESS LLC 3415266AH65361/PA
Mar 13, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0AMERICARGO EXPRESS LLC 3415266TEMP/PA
May 24, 2024CTII · Walk-around1LONG ISLAND AUTO EXCHANGE INC 2348961TE9702/NC
Apr 20, 2024CTIII · Driver-only2LONG ISLAND AUTO EXCHANGE INC 2348961TE9702/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AMERICARGO EXPRESS LLC3415266Mar 13, 2025Jun 8, 20266PA
LONG ISLAND AUTO EXCHANGE INC2348961Apr 20, 2024May 24, 20242NC
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.
AH65361PAAMERICARGO EXPRESS LLCJun 13, 2025Jun 8, 20265
TEMPPAAMERICARGO EXPRESS LLCMar 13, 2025Mar 13, 20251
TE9702NCLONG ISLAND AUTO EXCHANGE INCApr 20, 2024May 24, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026