Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Peterbilt 389

1XPXD49X9FD277398 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 9
First seenJul 7, 2023
NE
Last seenSep 22, 2025
KS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
1XPXD49X9FD277398
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 19, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
277398

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 · Jul 7, 2023 – Sep 22, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 22, 2025KSII · Walk-around1DOWHY TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC 2053997431280/NE
Sep 21, 2025NEII · Walk-around0DOWHY TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC 2053997431280/NE
Jul 28, 2025NEIII · Driver-only1DOWHY TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC 2053997431280/NE
Jun 12, 2025COIII · Driver-only0DOWHY TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC 2053997TEMP/NE
May 14, 2025COII · Walk-around1DOWHY TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC 2053997TEMP/NE
Apr 10, 2025NEIII · Driver-only2JASON HUMPHREY TRUCKING LLC 1723120421230/NE
Apr 10, 2025NEIII · Driver-only4JASON HUMPHREY TRUCKING LLC 1723120421230/NE
Mar 26, 2025NEIII · Driver-only0JASON HUMPHREY TRUCKING LLC 1723120421230/NE
Jul 7, 2023NEIII · Driver-only1JASON HUMPHREY TRUCKING LLC 1723120218027/NE
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DOWHY TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC2053997May 14, 2025Sep 22, 20255NE
JASON HUMPHREY TRUCKING LLC1723120Jul 7, 2023Apr 10, 20254NE
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.
431280NEDOWHY TOWING AND RECOVERY LLCJul 28, 2025Sep 22, 20253
TEMPNEDOWHY TOWING AND RECOVERY LLCMay 14, 2025Jun 12, 20252
421230NEJASON HUMPHREY TRUCKING LLCMar 26, 2025Apr 10, 20253
218027NEJASON HUMPHREY TRUCKING LLCJul 7, 2023Jul 7, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026