Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Peterbilt 389

1NPXGGGG50D298729 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under3
22 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenMay 13, 2024
SC
Last seenMar 26, 2026
NC
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 22 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
1NPXGGGG50D298729
Make
Peterbilt
Model
389
Model year
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Not decoded
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
XGGGG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
Not established

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

North American serial sequence
298729

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 · 4,012 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
389

Prefix basis · 4,012 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
Not established

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
Incomplete - Glider

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model year
  • 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 · May 13, 2024 – Mar 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 26, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0OLD NORTH STATE HAULERS LLC 2803982YA191011/NC
Nov 14, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0OLD NORTH STATE HAULERS LLC 2803982YA191011/NC
Nov 5, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0OLD NORTH STATE HAULERS LLC 2803982YA191011/NC
Oct 21, 2025NCIII · Driver-only1OLD NORTH STATE HAULERS LLC 2803982YA191011/NC
Apr 14, 2025NCII · Walk-around0GWS INC 4230386VV4318/NC
Jan 16, 2025SCIII · Driver-only1GWS INC 4230386VV4318/NC
May 13, 2024SCIII · Driver-only2G W SHEARIN TRUCKING INC 2512208VT3282/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
OLD NORTH STATE HAULERS LLC2803982Oct 21, 2025Mar 26, 20264NC
GWS INC4230386Jan 16, 2025Apr 14, 20252SC
G W SHEARIN TRUCKING INC2512208May 13, 2024May 13, 20241NC
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.
YA191011NCOLD NORTH STATE HAULERS LLCOct 21, 2025Mar 26, 20264
VV4318NCGWS INCJan 16, 2025Apr 14, 20252
VT3282NCG W SHEARIN TRUCKING INCMay 13, 2024May 13, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026