Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Peterbilt 389

1NPXD49X9KD498892 · Truck-Tractor · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenMar 13, 2024
CO
Last seenNov 19, 2025
LA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 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
1NPXD49X9KD498892
Make
Peterbilt
Model
389
Model year
2019
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
498892

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
2019

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 · Mar 13, 2024 – Nov 19, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 19, 2025LAI · Full0NELSON TRUCKING LLC 2286490P291263/LA
Oct 11, 2024KSII · Walk-around7RECRUITING OUTCOMES INC 1330422R353543/KS
May 17, 2024KSII · Walk-around0RECRUITING OUTCOMES INC 1330422R353543/TX
Mar 14, 2024TXII · Walk-around0RECRUITING OUTCOMES INC 1330422R353543/TX
Mar 13, 2024COIII · Driver-only0RECRUITING OUTCOMES INC 1330422R353543/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NELSON TRUCKING LLC2286490Nov 19, 2025Nov 19, 20251LA
RECRUITING OUTCOMES INC1330422Mar 13, 2024Oct 11, 20244TX
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.
P291263LANELSON TRUCKING LLCNov 19, 2025Nov 19, 20251
R353543KSRECRUITING OUTCOMES INCOct 11, 2024Oct 11, 20241
R353543TXRECRUITING OUTCOMES INCMar 13, 2024May 17, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026