Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Peterbilt 389

1NPXX4EX6FD289743 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
25 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenJan 4, 2024
MD
Last seenFeb 20, 2026
DC
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NPXX4EX6FD289743
Make
Peterbilt
Model
389
Model year
2015
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 23, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
289743

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
2015

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 · Jan 4, 2024 – Feb 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 20, 2026DCIII · Driver-only2VARGAS & SONS SERVICES LLC 2519354356ED42/MD
Nov 19, 2025MDII · Walk-around0VARGAS & SONS SERVICES LLC 2519354356ED42/MD
May 29, 2025MDII · Walk-around0VARGAS & SONS SERVICES LLC 2519354356ED42/MD
May 12, 2025MDII · Walk-around0VARGAS & SONS SERVICES LLC 2519354356ED42/MD
Jan 18, 2024DCIII · Driver-only0VARGAS & SONS SERVICES LLC 2519354356ED42/MD
Jan 4, 2024MDII · Walk-around0VARGAS & SONS SERVICES LLC 2519354356ED42/MD
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VARGAS & SONS SERVICES LLC2519354Jan 4, 2024Feb 20, 20266MD
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.
356ED42MDVARGAS & SONS SERVICES LLCJan 4, 2024Feb 20, 20266
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 23, 2026