Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Peterbilt 389

1NPXL70X8JD472607 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
20 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenFeb 23, 2024
CA
Last seenOct 22, 2025
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NPXL70X8JD472607
Make
Peterbilt
Model
389
Model year
2018
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
XL70X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
472607

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 · 27 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
389

Prefix basis · 27 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
2018

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 · Feb 23, 2024 – Oct 22, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 22, 2025CAI · Full3OOSS BHANGU LLC 309753940870R2/CA
Jul 23, 2025CAI · Full1OOSS BHANGU LLC 309753940870R2/CA
Jun 2, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0S BHANGU LLC 309753940870R2/CA
Feb 5, 2025CAI · Full0S BHANGU LLC 309753940870R2/CA
Jan 16, 2025CAIII · Driver-only2S BHANGU LLC 309753940870R2/CA
Feb 23, 2024CAII · Walk-around1S BHANGU LLC 309753940870R2/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
S BHANGU LLC3097539Feb 23, 2024Oct 22, 20256CA
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.
40870R2CAS BHANGU LLCFeb 23, 2024Oct 22, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 23, 2026