Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Peterbilt 389

1XPXD49X7JD479777 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
32 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenAug 26, 2023
MT
Last seenApr 14, 2026
MN
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 32 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
1XPXD49X7JD479777
Make
Peterbilt
Model
389
Model year
2018
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
XD49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
479777

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 · 12,357 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
389

Prefix basis · 12,357 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-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 · Aug 26, 2023 – Apr 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 14, 2026MNI · Full4OOSSULLY TRANSPORT INC 98116FV5881/IA
Aug 26, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0RANDOLPH'S INC 328922FV5881/IA
Nov 17, 2024IAII · Walk-around3OOSWESTERN PROVISIONS INC 196545FV5881/IA
Mar 16, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0WESTERN PROVISIONS INC 196545FV5881/IA
Nov 29, 2023TNIII · Driver-only0WESTERN PROVISIONS INC 196545FV5881/IA
Nov 23, 2023OHIII · Driver-only0WESTERN PROVISIONS INC 196545FV5881/IA
Sep 20, 2023NEIII · Driver-only1WESTERN PROVISIONS INC 196545FV5881/IA
Aug 26, 2023MTIII · Driver-only0WESTERN PROVISIONS INC 196545FV5881/IA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SULLY TRANSPORT INC98116Apr 14, 2026Apr 14, 20261IA
RANDOLPH'S INC328922Aug 26, 2025Aug 26, 20251IA
WESTERN PROVISIONS INC196545Aug 26, 2023Nov 17, 20246SD
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.
FV5881IA1SULLY TRANSPORT INCApr 14, 2026Apr 14, 20261
FV5881IARANDOLPH'S INCAug 26, 2025Aug 26, 20251
FV5881IAWESTERN PROVISIONS INCAug 26, 2023Nov 17, 20246
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026