Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Peterbilt 389

1XPXD49X0FD242474 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenOct 26, 2023
AL
Last seenApr 8, 2026
AL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
1XPXD49X0FD242474
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
Jun 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
XD49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
242474

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 · 12,357 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
389

Prefix basis · 12,357 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 · Oct 26, 2023 – Apr 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 8, 2026ALII · Walk-around5OOSSMITH SCRAP METAL LLC 33594071223034/AL
Sep 30, 2025ALII · Walk-around2OOSSMITH SCRAP METAL LLC 33594071185973/AL
May 22, 2025MSII · Walk-around0SMITH SCRAP & SALVAGE INC 2696391185973/AL
Mar 12, 2025MSII · Walk-around1SMITH SCRAP METAL LLC 33594071185973/AL
Mar 11, 2025FLIII · Driver-only1SMITH SCRAP & SALVAGE INC 2696391185973/AL
Jan 29, 2025ALII · Walk-around6OOSSMITH SCRAP METAL LLC 33594071185973/AL
Apr 1, 2024ALII · Walk-around3SMITH SCRAP METAL LLC 33594071185973/AL
Oct 26, 2023ALII · Walk-around5SMITH SCRAP METAL LLC 33594071185973/AL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SMITH SCRAP METAL LLC3359407Oct 26, 2023Apr 8, 20266AL
SMITH SCRAP & SALVAGE INC269639Mar 11, 2025May 22, 20252AL
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.
1223034ALSMITH SCRAP METAL LLCApr 8, 2026Apr 8, 20261
1185973ALSMITH SCRAP METAL LLCOct 26, 2023Sep 30, 20255
1185973ALSMITH SCRAP & SALVAGE INCMar 11, 2025May 22, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026