Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Peterbilt 389

1NPXL49X3FD284859 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenAug 10, 2023
CA
Last seenFeb 19, 2026
TX
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
1NPXL49X3FD284859
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 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
284859

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
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 · Aug 10, 2023 – Feb 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 19, 2026TXII · Walk-around1OOSPROMINENCE AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3198815R819253/TX
Nov 25, 2024CAIII · Driver-only3OOSMANNA AUTO TRANSPORT INC 1708280YP78456/CA
Oct 26, 2024CAII · Walk-around1MANNA AUTO TRANSPORT INC 1708280YP78456/CA
May 30, 2024CAII · Walk-around3MANNA AUTO TRANSPORT INC 1708280YP78456/CA
May 14, 2024CAII · Walk-around1MANNA AUTO TRANSPORT INC 1708280YP78456/CA
Feb 29, 2024CAII · Walk-around1OOSMANNA AUTO TRANSPORT INC 1708280YP78456/CA
Dec 20, 2023CAII · Walk-around1MANNA AUTO TRANSPORT INC 1708280YP78456/CA
Aug 10, 2023CAII · Walk-around0MANNA AUTO TRANSPORT INC 1708280YP78456/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PROMINENCE AUTO TRANSPORT LLC3198815Feb 19, 2026Feb 19, 20261TX
MANNA AUTO TRANSPORT INC1708280Aug 10, 2023Nov 25, 20247CA
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.
R819253TXPROMINENCE AUTO TRANSPORT LLCFeb 19, 2026Feb 19, 20261
YP78456CAMANNA AUTO TRANSPORT INCAug 10, 2023Nov 25, 20247
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026