Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Peterbilt 389

1NPXX4EX0JD485900 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
33 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections8
of 10
First seenAug 24, 2023
NJ
Last seenMay 22, 2026
NJ
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NPXX4EX0JD485900
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
Jun 19, 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
XX4EX

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
485900

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 · 763 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
389

Prefix basis · 763 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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 24, 2023 – May 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 22, 2026NJII · Walk-around9OOSMCB TRUCKING LLC 1272348AU450S/NJ
Sep 29, 2025NYII · Walk-around11OOSMCB TRUCKING LLC 1272348AU450S/NJ
Jul 2, 2025NJII · Walk-around8OOSMCB TRUCKING LLC 1272348AU450S/NJ
Mar 20, 2025NJII · Walk-around8OOSMCB TRUCKING LLC 1272348AU450S/NJ
Jul 18, 2024PAII · Walk-around3MCB TRUCKING LLC 1272348AU450S/NJ
Jul 15, 2024NYII · Walk-around9OOSMCB TRUCKING LLC 1272348AU450S/NJ
Jun 20, 2024NJII · Walk-around10OOSMCB TRUCKING LLC 1272348AU450S/NJ
May 2, 2024NJII · Walk-around4OOSMCB TRUCKING LLC 1272348AU450S/NJ
Nov 14, 2023PAIII · Driver-only0MCB TRUCKING LLC 1272348AU450S/NJ
Aug 24, 2023NJII · Walk-around6OOSMCB TRUCKING LLC 1272348AU450S/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MCB TRUCKING LLC1272348Aug 24, 2023May 22, 202610NJ
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.
AU450SNJMCB TRUCKING LLCAug 24, 2023May 22, 202610
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026