Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Peterbilt 389

1NPXL49X9HD447940 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenJun 26, 2023
NJ
Last seenApr 14, 2026
MD
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NPXL49X9HD447940
Make
Peterbilt
Model
389
Model year
2017
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
447940

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
2017

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 26, 2023 – Apr 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 14, 2026MDII · Walk-around1TRIBECA AUTOMOTIVE INC 2102687AT329V/NJ
Jan 11, 2024NJII · Walk-around0TRIBECA AUTOMOTIVE INC 2102687AT329V/NJ
Nov 29, 2023NJII · Walk-around0TRIBECA AUTOMOTIVE INC 2102687AT329V/NJ
Oct 11, 2023NJII · Walk-around0TRIBECA AUTOMOTIVE INC 2102687AT329V/NJ
Aug 9, 2023NJII · Walk-around0TRIBECA AUTOMOTIVE INC 2102687AT329V/NJ
Jul 18, 2023NJIII · Driver-only0TRIBECA AUTOMOTIVE INC 2102687AT329V/NJ
Jul 11, 2023NJII · Walk-around0TRIBECA AUTOMOTIVE INC 2102687AT329V/NJ
Jun 26, 2023NJII · Walk-around0TRIBECA AUTOMOTIVE INC 2102687AT329V/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRIBECA AUTOMOTIVE INC2102687Jun 26, 2023Apr 14, 20268NJ
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.
AT329VNJTRIBECA AUTOMOTIVE INCJun 26, 2023Apr 14, 20268
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026