Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Peterbilt 389

1XPXD49X3JD487939 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
35 mo
Inspections17
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 17
First seenJul 29, 2023
CA
Last seenJun 11, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XPXD49X3JD487939
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
Jun 14, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
487939

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
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 · Jul 29, 2023 – Jun 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 11, 2026CAI · Full1OOSPACIFIC TANK LINES INC 10791459F84415/CA
Dec 10, 2025CAII · Walk-around0PACIFIC TANK LINES INC 10791459F84415/CA
Oct 23, 2025CAI · Full0PACIFIC TANK LINES INC 10791459F84415/CA
Sep 12, 2025CAII · Walk-around0PACIFIC TANK LINES INC 10791459F84415/CA
Sep 5, 2025CAII · Walk-around0PACIFIC TANK LINES INC 10791459F84415/CA
Jun 28, 2025CAII · Walk-around1PACIFIC TANK LINES INC 10791459F84415/CA
Jun 19, 2025CAII · Walk-around0PACIFIC TANK LINES INC 10791459F84415/CA
Jun 15, 2025CAII · Walk-around0PACIFIC TANK LINES INC 10791459F84415/CA
Feb 4, 2025CAII · Walk-around0PACIFIC TANK LINES INC 10791459F84415/CA
Feb 1, 2025CAI · Full0PACIFIC TANK LINES INC 10791459F84415/CA
Jan 25, 2025CAI · Full0PACIFIC TANK LINES INC 10791459F84415/CA
Jun 13, 2024CAI · Full0PACIFIC TANK LINES INC 10791459F84415/CA
Jan 6, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0PACIFIC TANK LINES INC 10791459F84415/CA
Dec 12, 2023CAI · Full2PACIFIC TANK LINES INC 10791459F84415/CA
Oct 25, 2023CAII · Walk-around1PACIFIC TANK LINES INC 10791459F84415/CA
Sep 16, 2023CAII · Walk-around0PACIFIC TANK LINES INC 10791459F84415/CA
Jul 29, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0PACIFIC TANK LINES INC 10791459F84415/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PACIFIC TANK LINES INC1079145Jul 29, 2023Jun 11, 202617CA
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.
9F84415CAPACIFIC TANK LINES INCJul 29, 2023Jun 11, 202617
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026