Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Peterbilt 388

1XPWDB9X89D788864 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
29 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenAug 17, 2023
IA
Last seenJan 20, 2026
IA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XPWDB9X89D788864
Make
Peterbilt
Model
388
Model year
2009
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 12, 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
1XP

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
WDB9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
2009 or 2039

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

North American serial sequence
788864

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 · 112 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
388

Prefix basis · 112 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
2009

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PETERBILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
388

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 17, 2023 – Jan 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 20, 2026IAIII · Driver-only6PICKETT SALVAGE LLC 1815890ES7185/IA
Dec 31, 2024IAII · Walk-around7PICKETT SALVAGE LLC 1815890ES7185/IA
Mar 1, 2024IAI · Full9OOSPICKETT SALVAGE LLC 1815890ES7185/IA
Aug 17, 2023IAII · Walk-around6PICKETT SALVAGE LLC 1815890ES7185/IA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PICKETT SALVAGE LLC1815890Aug 17, 2023Jan 20, 20264IA
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.
ES7185IAPICKETT SALVAGE LLCAug 17, 2023Jan 20, 20264
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026