Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Peterbilt 389

1NPXP49X4MD760148 · Truck-Tractor · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenApr 17, 2024
IL
Last seenJul 1, 2026
LA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 27 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
1NPXP49X4MD760148
Make
Peterbilt
Model
389
Model year
2021
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 9, 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
XP49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
760148

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 · 56 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
389

Prefix basis · 56 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-Tractor

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 · Apr 17, 2024 – Jul 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 1, 2026LAII · Walk-around3OOSMACHINERY TRANSPORT INC 527669R835154/TX
Jul 1, 2026LAII · Walk-around3OOSMACHINERY TRANSPORT INC 527669R835154/TX
Jul 1, 2026LAII · Walk-around3OOSMACHINERY TRANSPORT INC 527669R835154/TX
Aug 21, 2025COIII · Driver-only1DIAMOND W CONTRACTING LLC 4145368P295666/LA
Apr 17, 2024ILIII · Driver-only1ADKINS SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LLC 2025075FP8216/IA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MACHINERY TRANSPORT INC527669Jul 1, 2026Jul 1, 20263TX
DIAMOND W CONTRACTING LLC4145368Aug 21, 2025Aug 21, 20251LA
ADKINS SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LLC2025075Apr 17, 2024Apr 17, 20241IA
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.
R835154TX1MACHINERY TRANSPORT INCJul 1, 2026Jul 1, 20263
P295666LADIAMOND W CONTRACTING LLCAug 21, 2025Aug 21, 20251
FP8216IAADKINS SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LLCApr 17, 2024Apr 17, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 9, 2026