Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Peterbilt 389

1XPXD40X5FD256478 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenDec 15, 2023
NY
Last seenJul 18, 2026
NY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
1XPXD40X5FD256478
Make
Peterbilt
Model
389
Model year
2015
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 21, 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
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
256478

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
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-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 · Dec 15, 2023 – Jul 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 18, 2026NYIII · Driver-only0BROTHERTOWNE PAVING & EXCAVATING LLC 123960023194BR/NY
Aug 18, 2025NYIII · Driver-only0J & R FULLER TRUCKING INC 93933037859PC/NY
Jun 2, 2025NYII · Walk-around0J & R FULLER TRUCKING INC 93933037859PC/NY
Dec 15, 2023NYII · Walk-around0J & R FULLER TRUCKING INC 93933037859PC/NY
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BROTHERTOWNE PAVING & EXCAVATING LLC1239600Jul 18, 2026Jul 18, 20261NY
J & R FULLER TRUCKING INC939330Dec 15, 2023Aug 18, 20253NY
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.
23194BRNY1BROTHERTOWNE PAVING & EXCAVATING LLCJul 18, 2026Jul 18, 20261
37859PCNYJ & R FULLER TRUCKING INCDec 15, 2023Aug 18, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 21, 2026