Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Peterbilt 389

1NPXL40X5PD873250 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
29 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 14
First seenOct 11, 2023
CA
Last seenMar 11, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NPXL40X5PD873250
Make
Peterbilt
Model
389
Model year
2023
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
XL40X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
873250

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 · 530 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
389

Prefix basis · 530 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
2023

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 · Oct 11, 2023 – Mar 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 11, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1C TOW INC 267396413719R3/CA
Mar 10, 2026CAI · Full0C TOW INC 267396413719R3/CA
Jan 6, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1C TOW INC 267396413719R3/CA
Dec 30, 2025CAII · Walk-around0C TOW INC 267396413719R3/CA
Dec 5, 2025CAII · Walk-around0C TOW INC 267396413719R3/CA
Apr 29, 2025CAI · Full1C TOW INC 267396413719R3/CA
Apr 28, 2025CAII · Walk-around1C TOW INC 267396413719R3/CA
Dec 11, 2024CAI · Full0C TOW INC 267396413719R3/CA
Dec 3, 2024CAI · Full1OOSC TOW INC 267396413719R3/CA
Dec 3, 2024CAII · Walk-around1OOSC TOW INC 267396413719R3/CA
Jul 19, 2024CAIII · Driver-only3OOSC TOW INC 267396413719R3/CA
Jul 11, 2024CAI · Full0C TOW INC 267396413719R3/CA
Mar 6, 2024CAII · Walk-around1C TOW INC 267396413719R3/CA
Oct 11, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0C TOW INC 267396413719R3/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
C TOW INC2673964Oct 11, 2023Mar 11, 202614CA
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.
13719R3CAC TOW INCOct 11, 2023Mar 11, 202614
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026