Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Peterbilt 389

1XPXD49X8JD488360 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
24 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 7
First seenAug 10, 2023
CA
Last seenAug 22, 2025
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XPXD49X8JD488360
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 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
488360

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 · Aug 10, 2023 – Aug 22, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 22, 2025CAII · Walk-around4OOSJOSE L HIGUERA 1868966ZP49132/CA
Jul 16, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only3OOSJOSE L HIGUERA 1868966ZP49132/CA
Jul 23, 2024NVII · Walk-around3OOSJOSE L HIGUERA 1868966YP77759/CA
Jun 11, 2024CAII · Walk-around1OOSJOSE L HIGUERA 1868966YP77759/CA
Mar 26, 2024CAII · Walk-around1JOSE L HIGUERA 1868966YP77759/CA
Jan 19, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0JOSE L HIGUERA 1868966YP77759/CA
Aug 10, 2023CAI · Full12OOSJOSE L HIGUERA 1868966YP77759/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOSE L HIGUERA1868966Aug 10, 2023Aug 22, 20257CA
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.
ZP49132CAJOSE L HIGUERAJul 16, 2025Aug 22, 20252
YP77759CAJOSE L HIGUERAAug 10, 2023Jul 23, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026