Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Peterbilt 389

1NPXD49X4MD743553 · Truck-Tractor · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenJul 20, 2023
NH
Last seenJun 19, 2025
MI
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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
1NPXD49X4MD743553
Make
Peterbilt
Model
389
Model year
2021
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 23, 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
1NP

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
743553

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 · 1,241 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
389

Prefix basis · 1,241 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
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

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 20, 2023 – Jun 19, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 19, 2025MIIII · Driver-only1COLESON FREIGHT CARRIERS LTD 2114480PB19037/ON
Sep 3, 2024NHII · Walk-around0TRANSPORT DLB LTEE 718393L861868/PQ
Aug 20, 2024NHII · Walk-around0TRANSPORT DLB LTEE 718393L861868/PQ
Aug 24, 2023NHII · Walk-around0TRANSPORT DLB LTEE 718393L861868/PQ
Aug 17, 2023NHII · Walk-around1TRANSPORT DLB LTEE 718393L861868/PQ
Jul 20, 2023NHII · Walk-around0TRANSPORT DLB LTEE 718393L861868/PQ
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
COLESON FREIGHT CARRIERS LTD2114480Jun 19, 2025Jun 19, 20251ON
TRANSPORT DLB LTEE718393Jul 20, 2023Sep 3, 20245QC
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.
PB19037ONCOLESON FREIGHT CARRIERS LTDJun 19, 2025Jun 19, 20251
L861868PQTRANSPORT DLB LTEEJul 20, 2023Sep 3, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 23, 2026