Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Peterbilt 389

1NPXGGGG20D498175 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenOct 23, 2023
KY
Last seenFeb 26, 2026
GA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NPXGGGG20D498175
Make
Peterbilt
Model
389
Model year
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Not decoded
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
XGGGG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
Not established

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

North American serial sequence
498175

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 · 4,012 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
389

Prefix basis · 4,012 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
Not established

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
Incomplete - Glider

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model year
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 23, 2023 – Feb 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 26, 2026GAIII · Driver-only2RC TRANSPORT LLC 17045091221631/AL
Dec 4, 2025MSIII · Driver-only0RC TRANSPORT LLC 17045091221631/AL
Oct 3, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1RC TRANSPORT LLC 17045091221631/AL
Apr 11, 2024TNII · Walk-around0ROANE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC 652055H655HZ/TN
Jan 8, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0ROANE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC 652055H655HZ/TN
Oct 23, 2023KYII · Walk-around3ROANE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC 652055H655H2/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RC TRANSPORT LLC1704509Oct 3, 2025Feb 26, 20263AL
ROANE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC652055Oct 23, 2023Apr 11, 20243TN
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.
1221631ALRC TRANSPORT LLCOct 3, 2025Feb 26, 20263
H655HZTNROANE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLCJan 8, 2024Apr 11, 20242
H655H2TNROANE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLCOct 23, 2023Oct 23, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 23, 2026