Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Peterbilt 389

2NPXL49X1FM286393 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenOct 31, 2023
CA
Last seenJan 15, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 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
2NPXL49X1FM286393
Make
Peterbilt
Model
389
Model year
2015
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 25, 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
2NP

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
XL49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
286393

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 · 25 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
389

Prefix basis · 25 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

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

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 · Oct 31, 2023 – Jan 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 15, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0TOP FUEL TRANSPORT LLC 330556705041V1/CA
Jul 12, 2025CAI · Full4TOP FUEL TRANSPORT LLC 330556705041V1/CA
May 3, 2024CAI · Full0CHALLENGER TANK LINES INC 87394805041V1/CA
Feb 13, 2024CAI · Full1CHALLENGER TANK LINES INC 87394805041V1/CA
Dec 6, 2023CAI · Full0CHALLENGER TANK LINES INC 87394805041V1/CA
Oct 31, 2023CAII · Walk-around0CHALLENGER TANK LINES INC 87394805041V1/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TOP FUEL TRANSPORT LLC3305567Jul 12, 2025Jan 15, 20262CA
CHALLENGER TANK LINES INC873948Oct 31, 2023May 3, 20244CA
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.
05041V1CATOP FUEL TRANSPORT LLCJul 12, 2025Jan 15, 20262
05041V1CACHALLENGER TANK LINES INCOct 31, 2023May 3, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026