Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Peterbilt 389

1NPXDP9X7GD298912 · Truck-Tractor · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenJan 11, 2024
PA
Last seenJul 1, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
1NPXDP9X7GD298912
Make
Peterbilt
Model
389
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
XDP9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
298912

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 · 306 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
389

Prefix basis · 306 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-Tractor

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 · Jan 11, 2024 – Jul 1, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 1, 2025CAI · Full0OSCAR FREIGHTWAYS INC 381821586850P/BC
Mar 1, 2025WAII · Walk-around0OSCAR FREIGHTWAYS INC 381821586850P/BC
Jan 23, 2025COII · Walk-around4OSCAR FREIGHTWAYS INC 381821585860P/BC
Nov 25, 2024COIII · Driver-only0OSCAR FREIGHTWAYS INC 381821586850P/BC
Aug 22, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0OSCAR FREIGHTWAYS INC 3818215BC7084/BC
Apr 24, 2024WAII · Walk-around1OOSNIRGUN TRUCKING LTD 4148252BC9418/BC
Jan 11, 2024PAIII · Driver-only2NIRGUN TRUCKING LTD 414825278520P/BC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
OSCAR FREIGHTWAYS INC3818215Aug 22, 2024Jul 1, 20255BC
NIRGUN TRUCKING LTD4148252Jan 11, 2024Apr 24, 20242BC
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.
86850PBCOSCAR FREIGHTWAYS INCNov 25, 2024Jul 1, 20253
85860PBCOSCAR FREIGHTWAYS INCJan 23, 2025Jan 23, 20251
BC7084BCOSCAR FREIGHTWAYS INCAug 22, 2024Aug 22, 20241
BC9418BCNIRGUN TRUCKING LTDApr 24, 2024Apr 24, 20241
78520PBCNIRGUN TRUCKING LTDJan 11, 2024Jan 11, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026