Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Peterbilt 389

1XPXD40X5JD481525 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
10 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenFeb 24, 2024
RI
Last seenDec 15, 2024
RI
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 10 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XPXD40X5JD481525
Make
Peterbilt
Model
389
Model year
2018
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Aug 1, 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
XD40X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
481525

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 · 1,508 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
389

Prefix basis · 1,508 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-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 · Feb 24, 2024 – Dec 15, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 15, 2024RIIII · Driver-only1J P NOONAN TRANSPORTATION INC 1114481FV388/RI
Jun 12, 2024MAI · Full2NORTHERN TRUCK & TRAILER SERVICE INC 20321951FV388/RI
Feb 24, 2024RIIII · Driver-only0NORTHERN TRUCK & TRAILER SERVICE INC 20321951FV388/RI
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
J P NOONAN TRANSPORTATION INC111448Dec 15, 2024Dec 15, 20241MA
NORTHERN TRUCK & TRAILER SERVICE INC2032195Feb 24, 2024Jun 12, 20242RI
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.
1FV388RIJ P NOONAN TRANSPORTATION INCDec 15, 2024Dec 15, 20241
1FV388RINORTHERN TRUCK & TRAILER SERVICE INCFeb 24, 2024Jun 12, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 1, 2026