Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Peterbilt 389

1XPXDB9XX8N758939 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenJun 13, 2023
TX
Last seenMay 7, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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
1XPXDB9XX8N758939
Make
Peterbilt
Model
389
Model year
2008
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
758939

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
2008

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 13, 2023 – May 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 7, 2026TXII · Walk-around3RAMON GARCIA 44057331M49182/TX
Jun 21, 2025TXII · Walk-around7OOSRAMON GARCIA 44057331M49182/TX
Feb 26, 2025TXIII · Driver-only6OOSIMPERIAL HEAVY HAUL LLC 37050721M49182/TX
Jun 13, 2023TXII · Walk-around6IMPERIAL HEAVY HAUL LLC 37050721M49182/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RAMON GARCIA4405733Jun 21, 2025May 7, 20262TX
IMPERIAL HEAVY HAUL LLC3705072Jun 13, 2023Feb 26, 20252TX
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.
1M49182TXRAMON GARCIAJun 21, 2025May 7, 20262
1M49182TXIMPERIAL HEAVY HAUL LLCJun 13, 2023Feb 26, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026