Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2018 Peterbilt 389

1NPXL40X6JD368731 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenMay 3, 2024
CA
Last seenJan 29, 2026
AK
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NPXL40X6JD368731
Make
Peterbilt
Model
389
Model year
2018
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 26, 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
XL40X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
368731

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 · 530 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
389

Prefix basis · 530 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.

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 · May 3, 2024 – Jan 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 29, 2026AKII · Walk-around1OOSPATRIOT TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC 4269984LPF683/AK
Apr 19, 2025CAI · Full4OOSCITORI INC 633228EP09323/CA
May 3, 2024CAI · Full0—CITORI INC 633228EP09323/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PATRIOT TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC4269984Jan 29, 2026Jan 29, 20261AK
CITORI INC633228May 3, 2024Apr 19, 20252CA
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.
LPF683AK—PATRIOT TOWING AND RECOVERY LLCJan 29, 2026 → Jan 29, 20261
EP09323CA—CITORI INCMay 3, 2024 → Apr 19, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026