Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Peterbilt 389

1XPXP4EX7LD648809 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
32 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenDec 13, 2023
KY
Last seenAug 4, 2026
MD
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XPXP4EX7LD648809
Make
Peterbilt
Model
389
Model year
2020
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
XP4EX

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
648809

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 · 919 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
389

Prefix basis · 919 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
2020

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 · Dec 13, 2023 – Aug 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 4, 2026MDII · Walk-around2OOSKEN'S TOWING & SERVICES LLC 1161134012381A/KY
Jun 23, 2026WVII · Walk-around1OOSKEN'S TOWING & SERVICES LLC 1161134012381A/KY
Dec 17, 2025VAIII · Driver-only1KEN'S TOWING & SERVICES LLC 1161134012381A/KY
Oct 29, 2024NMII · Walk-around0KEN'S TOWING & SERVICES LLC 1161134A83687/KY
Dec 13, 2023KYII · Walk-around0KEN'S TOWING & SERVICES LLC 1161134A83687/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KEN'S TOWING & SERVICES LLC1161134Dec 13, 2023Aug 4, 20265KY
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.
012381AKY1KEN'S TOWING & SERVICES LLCDec 17, 2025Aug 4, 20263
A83687KYKEN'S TOWING & SERVICES LLCDec 13, 2023Oct 29, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026