Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Peterbilt 389

1XPXD49X8JD490092 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
36 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 9
First seenJun 22, 2023
CA
Last seenJun 30, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 36 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
1XPXD49X8JD490092
Make
Peterbilt
Model
389
Model year
2018
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
490092

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
2018

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 · Jun 22, 2023 – Jun 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 30, 2026CAI · Full8OOSHEAVY HAULERS TRANSPORT INC 4304388ZP40930/CA
May 22, 2026CAI · Full7OOSHEAVY HAULERS TRANSPORT INC 4304388ZP40930/CA
Apr 2, 2026CAII · Walk-around7OOSHEAVY HAULERS TRANSPORT INC 4304388ZP40930/CA
May 15, 2025CAI · Full0BELLO CALF PENS INC 124048580835Z1/CA
Dec 28, 2024CAI · Full0BELLO CALF PENS INC 124048580835Z1/CA
Dec 27, 2024CAI · Full1OOSBELLO CALF PENS INC 124048580835Z1/CA
Apr 10, 2024CAI · Full0BELLO CALF PENS INC 124048580835Z1/CA
Feb 21, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0BELLO CALF PENS INC 124048580835Z1/CA
Jun 22, 2023CAI · Full0BELLO CALF PENS INC 124048580835Z1/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HEAVY HAULERS TRANSPORT INC4304388Apr 2, 2026Jun 30, 20263CA
BELLO CALF PENS INC1240485Jun 22, 2023May 15, 20256CA
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.
ZP40930CA1HEAVY HAULERS TRANSPORT INCApr 2, 2026Jun 30, 20263
80835Z1CABELLO CALF PENS INCJun 22, 2023May 15, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026