Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Peterbilt 389

1NPXX4EX0KD228253 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
16 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenSep 11, 2024
MD
Last seenJan 22, 2026
MD
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NPXX4EX0KD228253
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 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
XX4EX

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
228253

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 · 763 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
389

Prefix basis · 763 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 · Sep 11, 2024 – Jan 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 22, 2026MDII · Walk-around1D&L CONTRACTORS LLC 1476933359ED95/MD
Jan 19, 2026DEIII · Driver-only0D&L CONTRACTORS LLC 1476933359ED95/MD
Nov 13, 2025MDII · Walk-around2D&L CONTRACTORS LLC 1476933359ED95/MD
Oct 7, 2025MDII · Walk-around3D&L CONTRACTORS LLC 1476933359ED95/MD
May 21, 2025DEIII · Driver-only1OOSD&L CONTRACTORS LLC 1476933359ED95/MD
Sep 11, 2024MDII · Walk-around0D&L CONTRACTORS LLC 1476933359ED95/MD
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
D&L CONTRACTORS LLC1476933Sep 11, 2024Jan 22, 20266MD
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.
359ED95MDD&L CONTRACTORS LLCSep 11, 2024Jan 22, 20266
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 23, 2026