Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Peterbilt 389

1XPXAP8X6JD497604 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
16 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenApr 6, 2024
CA
Last seenAug 11, 2025
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XPXAP8X6JD497604
Make
Peterbilt
Model
389
Model year
2018
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 12, 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
1XP

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
XAP8X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
497604

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 · 55 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
389

Prefix basis · 55 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-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

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 6, 2024 – Aug 11, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 11, 2025CAI · Full1OOSCUEVAS TRUCKING LLC 3345497YP73143/CA
Aug 11, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSCUEVAS TRUCKING LLC 3345497YP73143/CA
Jan 7, 2025CAII · Walk-around10CUEVAS TRUCKING LLC 3345497YP73143/CA
Apr 6, 2024CAIII · Driver-only2CUEVAS TRUCKING LLC 3345497YP73143/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CUEVAS TRUCKING LLC3345497Apr 6, 2024Aug 11, 20254CA
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.
YP73143CACUEVAS TRUCKING LLCApr 6, 2024Aug 11, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026