Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2011 Peterbilt 389

1XPXDB9X9BD121988 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
28 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenJun 13, 2023
TX
Last seenOct 17, 2025
MS
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 28 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
1XPXDB9X9BD121988
Make
Peterbilt
Model
389
Model year
2011
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
XDB9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1981 or 2011

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

North American serial sequence
121988

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 · 411 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
389

Prefix basis · 411 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
2011

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 · Jun 13, 2023 – Oct 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 17, 2025MSIII · Driver-only0DIXIE TRANSPORT INC 630959A523478/MS
Oct 6, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0DIXIE TRANSPORT INC 630959A523478/MS
Jul 22, 2024PAIII · Driver-only2H & H TRANSPORT II LLC 36166571211415/AL
Jun 28, 2024MOII · Walk-around1H & H TRANSPORT II LLC 36166571211415/AL
Mar 13, 2024COIII · Driver-only0H & H TRANSPORT II LLC 36166571201053/AL
Oct 3, 2023TNIII · Driver-only1H & H TRANSPORT II LLC 36166571201053/AL
Jun 13, 2023TXII · Walk-around6OOSFREIGHT SLINGERS LLC 32393151172723/AL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DIXIE TRANSPORT INC630959Oct 6, 2025Oct 17, 20252AL
H & H TRANSPORT II LLC3616657Oct 3, 2023Jul 22, 20244AL
FREIGHT SLINGERS LLC3239315Jun 13, 2023Jun 13, 20231AL
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.
A523478MSDIXIE TRANSPORT INCOct 6, 2025Oct 17, 20252
1211415ALH & H TRANSPORT II LLCJun 28, 2024Jul 22, 20242
1201053ALH & H TRANSPORT II LLCOct 3, 2023Mar 13, 20242
1172723ALFREIGHT SLINGERS LLCJun 13, 2023Jun 13, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026