Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Peterbilt 389

1NPXL49X9MD773750 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
32 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenJun 19, 2023
CA
Last seenFeb 20, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NPXL49X9MD773750
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 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
XL49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
773750

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 · Jun 19, 2023 – Feb 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 20, 2026CAII · Walk-around1JOSE CHAVEZ 265890845508D3/CA
Mar 27, 2025CAI · Full6OOSJOSE CHAVEZ 265890845508D3/CA
Jun 19, 2023CAI · Full0JOSE CHAVEZ 265890845508D3/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOSE CHAVEZ2658908Jun 19, 2023Feb 20, 20263CA
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.
45508D3CAJOSE CHAVEZJun 19, 2023Feb 20, 20263
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026