Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Peterbilt 389

1NPXL40XXJD493439 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenJun 15, 2023
PA
Last seenOct 7, 2025
PA
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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NPXL40XXJD493439
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
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
XL40X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
493439

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.

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
2018

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

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 · Jun 15, 2023 – Oct 7, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 7, 2025PAIII · Driver-only0SUTTON TRANSPORT LLC 1951146ZXT9084/PA
Mar 17, 2025PAIII · Driver-only1SUTTON TRANSPORT LLC 1951146ZXT9084/PA
Jan 10, 2025PAIII · Driver-only1SUTTON TRANSPORT LLC 1951146ZXT9084/PA
May 6, 2024PAII · Walk-around5AMERIKOHL TRANSPORT INC 1415373ZXT9084/PA
Dec 14, 2023PAII · Walk-around1AMERIKOHL TRANSPORT INC 1415373ZPH1353/PA
Jun 15, 2023PAII · Walk-around1AMERIKOHL TRANSPORT INC 1415373ZPH1353/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SUTTON TRANSPORT LLC1951146Jan 10, 2025Oct 7, 20253PA
AMERIKOHL TRANSPORT INC1415373Jun 15, 2023May 6, 20243PA
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.
ZXT9084PASUTTON TRANSPORT LLCJan 10, 2025Oct 7, 20253
ZXT9084PAAMERIKOHL TRANSPORT INCMay 6, 2024May 6, 20241
ZPH1353PAAMERIKOHL TRANSPORT INCJun 15, 2023Dec 14, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 23, 2026