Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Peterbilt 389

1NPXL40X4GD297182 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
20 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenJul 13, 2023
MD
Last seenMar 19, 2025
MD
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NPXL40X4GD297182
Make
Peterbilt
Model
389
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 20, 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
1NP

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
XL40X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
297182

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 · 530 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
389

Prefix basis · 530 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
2016

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 · Jul 13, 2023 – Mar 19, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 19, 2025MDII · Walk-around0TIMBERCAT ENTERPRISES LLC 1047981355ED12/MD
Oct 10, 2024MDII · Walk-around1TIMBERCAT ENTERPRISES LLC 1047981355ED12/MD
Sep 23, 2024MDII · Walk-around1TIMBERCAT ENTERPRISES LLC 1047981355ED12/MD
Aug 12, 2024MDII · Walk-around0TIMBERCAT ENTERPRISES LLC 1047981355ED12/MD
Apr 22, 2024MDII · Walk-around0TIMBERCAT ENTERPRISES LLC 1047981355ED12/MD
Mar 21, 2024MDII · Walk-around1OOSTIMBERCAT ENTERPRISES LLC 1047981355ED12/MD
Dec 18, 2023MDII · Walk-around0TIMBERCAT ENTERPRISES LLC 1047981355ED12/MD
Aug 7, 2023MDII · Walk-around0TIMBERCAT ENTERPRISES LLC 1047981355ED12/MD
Jul 13, 2023MDIII · Driver-only0TIMBERCAT ENTERPRISES LLC 1047981447E78/MD
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TIMBERCAT ENTERPRISES LLC1047981Jul 13, 2023Mar 19, 20259MD
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.
355ED12MDTIMBERCAT ENTERPRISES LLCAug 7, 2023Mar 19, 20258
447E78MDTIMBERCAT ENTERPRISES LLCJul 13, 2023Jul 13, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026