Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Peterbilt 389

1NPXL49X2MD750326 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenNov 8, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 31, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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
1NPXL49X2MD750326
Make
Peterbilt
Model
389
Model year
2021
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 7, 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
XL49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
750326

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 · 1,328 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
389

Prefix basis · 1,328 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
2021

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 · Nov 8, 2023 – Jul 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 31, 2026CAI · Full9OOSJ SMITH TRUCKING LLC 434092334070C3/CA
Jul 15, 2026CAIII · Driver-only3J SMITH TRUCKING LLC 434092334070C3/CA
Oct 29, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0ARANA TRANSPORT INC 292894434070C3/CA
Mar 28, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSARANA TRANSPORT INC 292894434070C3/CA
Nov 23, 2024CAI · Full3ARANA TRANSPORT INC 292894434070C3/CA
Nov 8, 2023CAI · Full0ARANA TRANSPORT INC 292894434070C3/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
J SMITH TRUCKING LLC4340923Jul 15, 2026Jul 31, 20262CA
ARANA TRANSPORT INC2928944Nov 8, 2023Oct 29, 20254CA
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.
34070C3CA1J SMITH TRUCKING LLCJul 15, 2026Jul 31, 20262
34070C3CAARANA TRANSPORT INCNov 8, 2023Oct 29, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 7, 2026