Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Peterbilt 389

1NPXL49X3HD442331 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
23 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 11
First seenJun 18, 2024
CA
Last seenMay 6, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NPXL49X3HD442331
Make
Peterbilt
Model
389
Model year
2017
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
442331

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
2017

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 · Jun 18, 2024 – May 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 6, 2026CAI · Full0CHAVEZ TRANSPORT INC 285336501724D2/CA
Apr 10, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0CHAVEZ TRANSPORT INC 285336501724D2/CA
Feb 5, 2026CAI · Full2CHAVEZ TRANSPORT INC 285336501724D2/CA
Nov 6, 2025CAI · Full1OOSCHAVEZ TRANSPORT INC 285336501724D2/CA
Oct 8, 2025CAI · Full2CHAVEZ TRANSPORT INC 285336501724D2/CA
Jul 14, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0CHAVEZ TRANSPORT INC 285336501724D2/CA
Apr 24, 2025CAI · Full3CHAVEZ TRANSPORT INC 285336501724D2/CA
Jan 23, 2025CAI · Full1CHAVEZ TRANSPORT INC 285336501724D2/CA
Dec 12, 2024CAII · Walk-around0CHAVEZ TRANSPORT INC 285336501724D2/CA
Sep 28, 2024CAII · Walk-around1CHAVEZ TRANSPORT INC 285336501724D2/CA
Jun 18, 2024CAII · Walk-around2CHAVEZ TRANSPORT INC 285336501724D2/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CHAVEZ TRANSPORT INC2853365Jun 18, 2024May 6, 202611CA
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.
01724D2CACHAVEZ TRANSPORT INCJun 18, 2024May 6, 202611
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026