Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Peterbilt 389

1XPXA48X3MD748873 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
37 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenJun 15, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 21, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XPXA48X3MD748873
Make
Peterbilt
Model
389
Model year
2021
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 4, 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
XA48X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
748873

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 · 152 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
389

Prefix basis · 152 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
2021

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-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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 15, 2023 – Jul 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 21, 2026CAII · Walk-around4OOSBLAISDELL TRUCKING LLC 2511949VVA0DZ/AZ
Jun 29, 2026CAIII · Driver-only7OOSBLAISDELL TRUCKING LLC 2511949VVA0DZ/AZ
Jun 9, 2026CAI · Full2BLAISDELL TRUCKING LLC 2511949VVA0DZ/AZ
Jun 3, 2025AZII · Walk-around4BLAISDELL TRUCKING LLC 2511949VVA0DZ/AZ
Aug 22, 2024AZI · Full2BLAISDELL TRUCKING LLC 2511949AL18580/AZ
Jun 15, 2023CAI · Full1BLAISDELL TRUCKING LLC 2511949AL18580/AZ
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BLAISDELL TRUCKING LLC2511949Jun 15, 2023Jul 21, 20266AZ
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.
VVA0DZAZ1BLAISDELL TRUCKING LLCJun 3, 2025Jul 21, 20264
AL18580AZBLAISDELL TRUCKING LLCJun 15, 2023Aug 22, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 4, 2026