Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Peterbilt 389

1NPXDP9X8GD318181 · Truck-Tractor · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under3
20 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenJun 13, 2024
FL
Last seenFeb 26, 2026
TN
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 20 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
1NPXDP9X8GD318181
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 28, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
318181

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 · Jun 13, 2024 – Feb 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 26, 2026TNIII · Driver-only0PEDRO PABLO TOWING LLC 4028731XD216V/FL
Jan 14, 2026TNIII · Driver-only1PEDRO PABLO TOWING LLC 4028731XD216V/FL
Jun 15, 2025GAIII · Driver-only0GMW AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3097810XD216V/FL
Apr 2, 2025FLII · Walk-around5OOSPEDRO PABLO TOWING LLC 4028731XD216V/FL
Jun 13, 2024FLIII · Driver-only1SAFE TOW OF FLORIDA LLC 1928676XC171C/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PEDRO PABLO TOWING LLC4028731Apr 2, 2025Feb 26, 20263FL
GMW AUTO TRANSPORT LLC3097810Jun 15, 2025Jun 15, 20251FL
SAFE TOW OF FLORIDA LLC1928676Jun 13, 2024Jun 13, 20241FL
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.
XD216VFLPEDRO PABLO TOWING LLCApr 2, 2025Feb 26, 20263
XD216VFLGMW AUTO TRANSPORT LLCJun 15, 2025Jun 15, 20251
XC171CFLSAFE TOW OF FLORIDA LLCJun 13, 2024Jun 13, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026