Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Peterbilt 389

1XPXD49X0JD481029 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJan 17, 2024
MO
Last seenJun 10, 2026
MO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
1XPXD49X0JD481029
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
Jun 29, 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
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
481029

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
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 · Jan 17, 2024 – Jun 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 10, 2026MOI · Full0DON HEIL TRANSPORT LLC 435108814KT4Z/MO
Sep 10, 2025MOII · Walk-around2DON HEIL TRANSPORT LLC 435108802KT0B/MO
Aug 28, 2024MOI · Full1DON HEIL OIL CO INC 13769702KT0B/MO
Jan 29, 2024MOII · Walk-around0DON HEIL OIL CO INC 13769702KT0B/MO
Jan 17, 2024MOI · Full0DON HEIL OIL CO INC 13769702KT0B/MO
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DON HEIL TRANSPORT LLC4351088Sep 10, 2025Jun 10, 20262MO
DON HEIL OIL CO INC137697Jan 17, 2024Aug 28, 20243MO
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.
14KT4ZMODON HEIL TRANSPORT LLCJun 10, 2026Jun 10, 20261
02KT0BMODON HEIL TRANSPORT LLCSep 10, 2025Sep 10, 20251
02KT0BMODON HEIL OIL CO INCJan 17, 2024Aug 28, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 29, 2026