Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Peterbilt 389

1XPXD49X6MD710589 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenSep 26, 2023
OR
Last seenJul 24, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
1XPXD49X6MD710589
Make
Peterbilt
Model
389
Model year
2021
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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
710589

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
2021

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 26, 2023 – Jul 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 24, 2026CAIII · Driver-only3KJ MEDELEZ LLC 3901078YAKG220/OR
Jul 13, 2025CAI · Full0KJ MEDELEZ LLC 3901078YAKG220/OR
May 5, 2025WAIII · Driver-only0KJ MEDELEZ LLC 3901078AKG220/OR
Mar 28, 2025WAIII · Driver-only1KJ MEDELEZ LLC 3901078YAKG220/OR
Aug 19, 2024CAI · Full0KJ MEDELEZ LLC 3901078YAKG220/OR
May 8, 2024ORIII · Driver-only0KJ MEDELEZ LLC 3901078YAKG220/OR
Feb 19, 2024WAIII · Driver-only1OOSKJ MEDELEZ LLC 3901078YAKG220/OR
Sep 26, 2023ORII · Walk-around3OOSMEDELEZ INCORPORATED 273194YAJH074/OR
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KJ MEDELEZ LLC3901078Feb 19, 2024Jul 24, 20267OR
MEDELEZ INCORPORATED273194Sep 26, 2023Sep 26, 20231OR
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.
YAKG220OR1KJ MEDELEZ LLCFeb 19, 2024Jul 24, 20266
AKG220ORKJ MEDELEZ LLCMay 5, 2025May 5, 20251
YAJH074ORMEDELEZ INCORPORATEDSep 26, 2023Sep 26, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026