Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Peterbilt 389

1XPXD40X59D789578 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
18 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenApr 15, 2024
PA
Last seenOct 14, 2025
MD
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XPXD40X59D789578
Make
Peterbilt
Model
389
Model year
2009
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Aug 1, 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
XD40X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
2009 or 2039

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

North American serial sequence
789578

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 · 1,508 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
389

Prefix basis · 1,508 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
2009

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Apr 15, 2024 – Oct 14, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 14, 2025MDI · Full0PRECISION PALLETS AND LUMBER LLC 3094260AH49997/PA
May 8, 2024MDII · Walk-around1PRECISION PALLETS AND LUMBER LLC 3094260AH49997/PA
Apr 15, 2024PAI · Full1PRECISION PALLETS AND LUMBER LLC 3094260AH49997/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PRECISION PALLETS AND LUMBER LLC3094260Apr 15, 2024Oct 14, 20253PA
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.
AH49997PAPRECISION PALLETS AND LUMBER LLCApr 15, 2024Oct 14, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 1, 2026