Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Peterbilt 389

1XPXD49X2DD204550 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
21 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 10
First seenJul 6, 2024
KS
Last seenApr 23, 2026
KY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XPXD49X2DD204550
Make
Peterbilt
Model
389
Model year
2013
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
204550

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
2013

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 · Jul 6, 2024 – Apr 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 23, 2026KYIII · Driver-only1BALLARD INC 285335A83646/KY
Feb 5, 2026MOIII · Driver-only0BALLARD INC 285335A83646/KY
Nov 5, 2025OHII · Walk-around0BALLARD INC 285335A83646/KY
Oct 21, 2025MDII · Walk-around0BALLARD INC 285335A83646/KY
Aug 20, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0BALLARD INC 285335A83646/KY
Jul 18, 2025USI · Full1OOSBALLARD INC 285335A83646/KY
Jul 3, 2025KYI · Full3BALLARD INC 285335A83646/KY
May 21, 2025OHII · Walk-around1BALLARD INC 285335A83646/KY
May 19, 2025KYII · Walk-around0BALLARD INC 285335A83646/KY
Jul 6, 2024KSII · Walk-around0BALLARD INC 285335A83646/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BALLARD INC285335Jul 6, 2024Apr 23, 202610KY
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.
A83646KYBALLARD INCJul 6, 2024Apr 23, 202610
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026