Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Peterbilt 389

1NPXLP9X8JD496327 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
13 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenMar 3, 2025
MT
Last seenApr 3, 2026
MT
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NPXLP9X8JD496327
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 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
XLP9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
496327

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 · 995 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
389

Prefix basis · 995 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 · Mar 3, 2025 – Apr 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 3, 2026MTIII · Driver-only0AUTO TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 894046A006268/UT
Oct 9, 2025UTIII · Driver-only1AUTO TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 894046A006268/UT
May 3, 2025MTIII · Driver-only0AUTO TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 894046A019171/UT
Mar 3, 2025MTII · Walk-around0AUTO TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 894046A019171/UT
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AUTO TRANSPORT GROUP LLC894046Mar 3, 2025Apr 3, 20264UT
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.
A006268UTAUTO TRANSPORT GROUP LLCOct 9, 2025Apr 3, 20262
A019171UTAUTO TRANSPORT GROUP LLCMar 3, 2025May 3, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 7, 2026