Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Peterbilt 389

1XPXD49X2FD291322 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
32 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenSep 20, 2023
CA
Last seenMay 7, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 32 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
1XPXD49X2FD291322
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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
291322

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 · Sep 20, 2023 – May 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 7, 2026CAI · Full1FERNANDO S CORTEZ 27560799G33170/CA
Nov 5, 2025CAII · Walk-around4OOSFLINTSTONE ENTERPRISES 27642389G33170/CA
Oct 10, 2024CAI · Full3OOSFLINTSTONE ENTERPRISES 27642389G33170/CA
May 8, 2024CAI · Full1OOSFLINTSTONE ENTERPRISES 27642389G33170/CA
Feb 13, 2024CAI · Full0ERNESTO X SAENZ 27642329G33170/CA
Nov 29, 2023CAI · Full0FLINTSTONE ENTERPRISES 27642389G33170/CA
Sep 22, 2023CAI · Full0FLINTSTONE ENTERPRISES 27642389G33170/CA
Sep 20, 2023CAI · Full2FLINTSTONE ENTERPRISES 27642389G33170/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FERNANDO S CORTEZ2756079May 7, 2026May 7, 20261CA
FLINTSTONE ENTERPRISES2764238Sep 20, 2023Nov 5, 20256CA
ERNESTO X SAENZ2764232Feb 13, 2024Feb 13, 20241CA
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.
9G33170CAFERNANDO S CORTEZMay 7, 2026May 7, 20261
9G33170CAFLINTSTONE ENTERPRISESSep 20, 2023Nov 5, 20256
9G33170CAERNESTO X SAENZFeb 13, 2024Feb 13, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026