Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2011 Peterbilt 389

1XPXDB9X0BD122186 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenAug 6, 2023
WV
Last seenMay 5, 2025
MD
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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
1XPXDB9X0BD122186
Make
Peterbilt
Model
389
Model year
2011
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
XDB9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1981 or 2011

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

North American serial sequence
122186

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 · 411 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
389

Prefix basis · 411 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
2011

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 · Aug 6, 2023 – May 5, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 5, 2025MDII · Walk-around0THE KAPLAN TRUCKING COMPANY 1206703611971/IN
Jul 17, 2024VAIII · Driver-only0THE KAPLAN TRUCKING COMPANY 1206703611971/IN
Apr 15, 2024MDII · Walk-around0THE KAPLAN TRUCKING COMPANY 1206703611971/IN
Aug 6, 2023WVIII · Driver-only0TRALO COMPANIES INC 1158934PAV1619/MN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
THE KAPLAN TRUCKING COMPANY120670Apr 15, 2024May 5, 20253OH
TRALO COMPANIES INC1158934Aug 6, 2023Aug 6, 20231MN
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.
3611971INTHE KAPLAN TRUCKING COMPANYApr 15, 2024May 5, 20253
PAV1619MNTRALO COMPANIES INCAug 6, 2023Aug 6, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026