Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Peterbilt 348

2NP3LJ0XXGM325929 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
15 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenOct 25, 2024
CA
Last seenJan 19, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 15 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
2NP3LJ0XXGM325929
Make
Peterbilt
Model
348
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
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
2NP

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
3LJ0X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
325929

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 · 1,203 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
348

Prefix basis · 1,203 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
348

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 25, 2024 – Jan 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 19, 2026CAI · Full3OOSNORTH COAST MERCANTILE CO INC 27407639F77317/CA
Jun 20, 2025CAI · Full2EMPIRE EQUIPMENT SERVICE INC 26864109F77317/CA
Feb 5, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0EMPIRE EQUIPMENT SERVICE INC 26864109F77317/CA
Oct 25, 2024CAI · Full8OOSEMPIRE EQUIPMENT SERVICE INC 26864109G37328/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NORTH COAST MERCANTILE CO INC2740763Jan 19, 2026Jan 19, 20261CA
EMPIRE EQUIPMENT SERVICE INC2686410Oct 25, 2024Jun 20, 20253CA
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.
9F77317CANORTH COAST MERCANTILE CO INCJan 19, 2026Jan 19, 20261
9F77317CAEMPIRE EQUIPMENT SERVICE INCFeb 5, 2025Jun 20, 20252
9G37328CAEMPIRE EQUIPMENT SERVICE INCOct 25, 2024Oct 25, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026