Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Peterbilt 389

1XPXD49X4FD290821 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 7
First seenDec 18, 2023
NM
Last seenAug 29, 2025
MO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 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
1XPXD49X4FD290821
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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
290821

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 · Dec 18, 2023 – Aug 29, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 29, 2025MOI · Full8OOS5 STAR FREIGHT LLC 3810977XE096V/FL
Aug 13, 2025KYII · Walk-around45 STAR FREIGHT LLC 3810977XE096V/FL
Mar 26, 2025WIII · Walk-around5OOSJUST RIDING AROUND LLC 1184161XC283H/FL
Mar 2, 2025IAII · Walk-around4OOSJUST RIDING AROUND LLC 1184161XC283H/FL
Mar 14, 2024FLIII · Driver-only25 STAR FREIGHT LLC 3810977AC99FE/FL
Jan 4, 2024TXIII · Driver-only25 STAR FREIGHT LLC 3810977AC99FE/FL
Dec 18, 2023NMII · Walk-around4OOS5 STAR FREIGHT LLC 3810977AT52ZZ/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
5 STAR FREIGHT LLC3810977Dec 18, 2023Aug 29, 20255FL
JUST RIDING AROUND LLC1184161Mar 2, 2025Mar 26, 20252FL
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.
XE096VFL5 STAR FREIGHT LLCAug 13, 2025Aug 29, 20252
XC283HFLJUST RIDING AROUND LLCMar 2, 2025Mar 26, 20252
AC99FEFL5 STAR FREIGHT LLCJan 4, 2024Mar 14, 20242
AT52ZZFL5 STAR FREIGHT LLCDec 18, 2023Dec 18, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026