Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Peterbilt 389

1XPXDP9X5FD286181 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
26 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 6
First seenDec 8, 2023
CA
Last seenFeb 12, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XPXDP9X5FD286181
Make
Peterbilt
Model
389
Model year
2015
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 25, 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
XDP9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
286181

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 · 2,292 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
389

Prefix basis · 2,292 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
2015

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 8, 2023 – Feb 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 12, 2026CAII · Walk-around0NIKKI AND SCOTT FOSTER TRUCKING LLC 2697160YP92343/CA
Dec 30, 2025CAI · Full1OOSNIKKI AND SCOTT FOSTER TRUCKING LLC 2697160YP92343/CA
Oct 24, 2025CAI · Full1OOSNIKKI AND SCOTT FOSTER TRUCKING LLC 26971609F27938/CA
May 8, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0NIKKI AND SCOTT FOSTER TRUCKING LLC 26971609F27938/CA
Mar 31, 2025ORIII · Driver-only3OOSNIKKI AND SCOTT FOSTER TRUCKING LLC 26971609F27938/CA
Dec 8, 2023CAII · Walk-around3OOSNIKKI AND SCOTT FOSTER TRUCKING LLC 26971609F27938/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NIKKI AND SCOTT FOSTER TRUCKING LLC2697160Dec 8, 2023Feb 12, 20266CA
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.
YP92343CANIKKI AND SCOTT FOSTER TRUCKING LLCDec 30, 2025Feb 12, 20262
9F27938CANIKKI AND SCOTT FOSTER TRUCKING LLCDec 8, 2023Oct 24, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026