Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Peterbilt 389

1XPXD49X4MD740271 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenSep 23, 2023
MN
Last seenDec 3, 2025
MO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 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
1XPXD49X4MD740271
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
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
XD49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
740271

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
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 · Sep 23, 2023 – Dec 3, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 3, 2025MOII · Walk-around2KAG SPECIALTY PRODUCTS GROUP LLC 76483PWV5971/OH
Jan 12, 2024LAI · Full0FORT TRANSFER COMPANY 134578P1134339/IL
Sep 23, 2023MNI · Full2FORT TRANSFER COMPANY 134578P1134339/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KAG SPECIALTY PRODUCTS GROUP LLC76483Dec 3, 2025Dec 3, 20251OH
FORT TRANSFER COMPANY134578Sep 23, 2023Jan 12, 20242IL
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
PWV5971OH1KAG SPECIALTY PRODUCTS GROUP LLCDec 3, 2025Dec 3, 20251
P1134339ILFORT TRANSFER COMPANYSep 23, 2023Jan 12, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 1, 2026