Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Peterbilt 389

1NPXL49X2KD484819 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenJul 26, 2023
TN
Last seenJan 14, 2026
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
1NPXL49X2KD484819
Make
Peterbilt
Model
389
Model year
2019
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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
484819

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
2019

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 · Jul 26, 2023 – Jan 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 14, 2026TNV · Vehicle-only0CEDAR BLUFF & CHESTNUT STREET TOWING LLC 346091F950HW/TN
Jan 8, 2026TNI · Full1OOSCEDAR BLUFF & CHESTNUT STREET TOWING LLC 346091F950HW/TN
Jan 8, 2025TNI · Full0CHESTNUT STREET TRANSPORT AND RECOVERY INC 1390805F950HW/TN
Jan 8, 2025TNI · Full1OOSCHESTNUT STREET TRANSPORT AND RECOVERY INC 1390805F950HW/TN
Dec 14, 2024KYIII · Driver-only1CEDAR BLUFF & CHESTNUT STREET TOWING LLC 346091F950HW/TN
Jan 26, 2024TNI · Full0CHESTNUT STREET TRANSPORT AND RECOVERY INC 1390805F950HW/TN
Nov 9, 2023TNIII · Driver-only1CHESTNUT STREET TRANSPORT AND RECOVERY INC 1390805F950HW/TN
Jul 26, 2023TNII · Walk-around3OOSCHESTNUT STREET TRANSPORT AND RECOVERY INC 1390805F950HW/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CEDAR BLUFF & CHESTNUT STREET TOWING LLC346091Dec 14, 2024Jan 14, 20263TN
CHESTNUT STREET TRANSPORT AND RECOVERY INC1390805Jul 26, 2023Jan 8, 20255TN
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.
F950HWTNCEDAR BLUFF & CHESTNUT STREET TOWING LLCDec 14, 2024Jan 14, 20263
F950HWTNCHESTNUT STREET TRANSPORT AND RECOVERY INCJul 26, 2023Jan 8, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026