Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Peterbilt 389

1NPXD49X6HD391193 · Truck-Tractor · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
24 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenDec 12, 2023
MN
Last seenDec 11, 2025
GA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 24 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
1NPXD49X6HD391193
Make
Peterbilt
Model
389
Model year
2017
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
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
1NP

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
XD49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
391193

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
2017

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 · Dec 12, 2023 – Dec 11, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 11, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1PARAGON AUTO CARRIERS LLC 2796983P784104/SC
Jan 15, 2025FLIII · Driver-only0SOUTHEAST TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INC 893912C4293A/GA
Jun 21, 2024KYIII · Driver-only2PARAGON AUTO CARRIERS LLC 2796983P784104/SC
Apr 14, 2024NCII · Walk-around0PARAGON AUTO CARRIERS LLC 2796983P784104/SC
Feb 14, 2024WAII · Walk-around2PARAGON AUTO CARRIERS LLC 2796983P784104/SC
Feb 13, 2024MTII · Walk-around0PARAGON AUTO CARRIERS LLC 2796983P784104/SC
Dec 18, 2023KYIII · Driver-only0PARAGON AUTO CARRIERS LLC 2796983P784104/SC
Dec 12, 2023MNIII · Driver-only1PARAGON AUTO CARRIERS LLC 2796983P784104/SC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PARAGON AUTO CARRIERS LLC2796983Dec 12, 2023Dec 11, 20257SC
SOUTHEAST TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INC893912Jan 15, 2025Jan 15, 20251FL
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.
P784104SCPARAGON AUTO CARRIERS LLCDec 12, 2023Dec 11, 20257
C4293AGASOUTHEAST TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INCJan 15, 2025Jan 15, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026