Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Peterbilt 389

1XPXD49X4HD417747 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
25 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenApr 23, 2024
AR
Last seenMay 13, 2026
KY
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 25 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
1XPXD49X4HD417747
Make
Peterbilt
Model
389
Model year
2017
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 12, 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
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
417747

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
2017

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 · Apr 23, 2024 – May 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 13, 2026KYI · Full2JONATHAN CHAD BRUCE 1019274V5535HY/TN
Oct 15, 2024OKII · Walk-around3OOSBAKER'S TOWING & RECOVERY LLC 8895473KE900/OK
Aug 19, 2024ARII · Walk-around0KENNETH RICHARD JEWELL LOGGING 36477963KE900/OK
Apr 23, 2024ARIII · Driver-only1KENNETH RICHARD JEWELL LOGGING 3647796414791/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JONATHAN CHAD BRUCE1019274May 13, 2026May 13, 20261TN
BAKER'S TOWING & RECOVERY LLC889547Oct 15, 2024Oct 15, 20241AR
KENNETH RICHARD JEWELL LOGGING3647796Apr 23, 2024Aug 19, 20242OK
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.
V5535HYTNJONATHAN CHAD BRUCEMay 13, 2026May 13, 20261
3KE900OKBAKER'S TOWING & RECOVERY LLCOct 15, 2024Oct 15, 20241
3KE900OKKENNETH RICHARD JEWELL LOGGINGAug 19, 2024Aug 19, 20241
414791OKKENNETH RICHARD JEWELL LOGGINGApr 23, 2024Apr 23, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026