Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Peterbilt 389

1NPXL40X8FD273210 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
31 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenDec 11, 2023
MD
Last seenJul 31, 2026
MD
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NPXL40X8FD273210
Make
Peterbilt
Model
389
Model year
2015
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 23, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
273210

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
2015

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 · Dec 11, 2023 – Jul 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 31, 2026MDIII · Driver-only1TIMBERCAT ENTERPRISES LLC 1047981367ED49/MD
Mar 13, 2025MDII · Walk-around0TIMBERCAT ENTERPRISES LLC 1047981367ED49/MD
Oct 31, 2024MDII · Walk-around1TIMBERCAT ENTERPRISES LLC 1047981367ED49/MD
May 20, 2024MDII · Walk-around0TIMBERCAT ENTERPRISES LLC 1047981367ED49/MD
Mar 18, 2024MDII · Walk-around0TIMBERCAT ENTERPRISES LLC 1047981367ED49/MD
Jan 2, 2024MDII · Walk-around0TIMBERCAT ENTERPRISES LLC 1047981367ED49/MD
Dec 11, 2023MDII · Walk-around0TIMBERCAT ENTERPRISES LLC 1047981367ED49/MD
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TIMBERCAT ENTERPRISES LLC1047981Dec 11, 2023Jul 31, 20267MD
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.
367ED49MD1TIMBERCAT ENTERPRISES LLCDec 11, 2023Jul 31, 20267
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 23, 2026