Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Peterbilt 389

1XPXD49X2PD891016 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
23 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenAug 29, 2024
CA
Last seenJul 27, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XPXD49X2PD891016
Make
Peterbilt
Model
389
Model year
2023
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
XD49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
891016

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 · 12,357 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
389

Prefix basis · 12,357 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
2023

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 · Aug 29, 2024 – Jul 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 27, 2026CAI · Full0CAT TRANSPORTATION INC 1835999ZP23260/CA
May 29, 2026CAII · Walk-around0CAT TRANSPORTATION INC 1835999ZP23260/CA
Jan 28, 2026CAI · Full0CAT TRANSPORTATION INC 1835999ZP23260/CA
Sep 9, 2025CAII · Walk-around0CAT TRANSPORTATION INC 1835999ZP23260/CA
Mar 28, 2025CAI · Full1CAT TRANSPORTATION INC 1835999ZP23260/CA
Jan 31, 2025CAII · Walk-around0CAT TRANSPORTATION INC 1835999ZP23260/CA
Oct 23, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0CAT TRANSPORTATION INC 1835999ZP23260/CA
Aug 29, 2024CAI · Full3CAT TRANSPORTATION INC 1835999ZP23260/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CAT TRANSPORTATION INC1835999Aug 29, 2024Jul 27, 20268CA
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.
ZP23260CA1CAT TRANSPORTATION INCAug 29, 2024Jul 27, 20268
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026