Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Peterbilt 389

1NPXX4TX5PD888136 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenMar 3, 2024
NM
Last seenMay 20, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
1NPXX4TX5PD888136
Make
Peterbilt
Model
389
Model year
2023
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
XX4TX

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
888136

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 · 286 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
389

Prefix basis · 286 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
2023

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, 2024 – May 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 20, 2026CAI · Full0H & H RAMSEY TOWING COMPANY 9517EP16488/CA
Jun 24, 2025CAI · Full0H & H RAMSEY TOWING COMPANY 9517EP16488/CA
Jun 25, 2024CAI · Full0H & H RAMSEY TOWING COMPANY 9517EP16488/CA
May 6, 2024OKII · Walk-around1R & C TRANSPORTATION LLC 712139DA07AF/MO
Mar 11, 2024CAI · Full0H & H RAMSEY TOWING COMPANY 95176648R33/AZ
Mar 3, 2024NMIII · Driver-only1R & C TRANSPORTATION LLC 712139DA07AF/MO
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
H & H RAMSEY TOWING COMPANY9517Mar 11, 2024May 20, 20264CA
R & C TRANSPORTATION LLC712139Mar 3, 2024May 6, 20242MO
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.
EP16488CAH & H RAMSEY TOWING COMPANYJun 25, 2024May 20, 20263
DA07AFMOR & C TRANSPORTATION LLCMar 3, 2024May 6, 20242
6648R33AZH & H RAMSEY TOWING COMPANYMar 11, 2024Mar 11, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 23, 2026