Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Peterbilt 389

1NPXXPTX5GD359299 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJul 19, 2023
NJ
Last seenFeb 10, 2026
NJ
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
1NPXXPTX5GD359299
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 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
XXPTX

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
359299

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 · 6 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
389

Prefix basis · 6 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 19, 2023 – Feb 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 10, 2026NJII · Walk-around0NJ SITE & UTILITY CONTRACTORS INC 2562457XPVV56/NJ
Aug 15, 2025NJII · Walk-around2NJ SITE & UTILITY CONTRACTORS INC 2562457XPVV56/NJ
Jan 31, 2025NJII · Walk-around0NJ SITE & UTILITY CONTRACTORS INC 2562457XPVV56/NJ
Jul 27, 2023NJII · Walk-around1FAZTEC INDUSTRIES INC 1019739AT635A/NJ
Jul 19, 2023NJII · Walk-around2FAZTEC INDUSTRIES INC 1019739AT635A/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NJ SITE & UTILITY CONTRACTORS INC2562457Jan 31, 2025Feb 10, 20263NJ
FAZTEC INDUSTRIES INC1019739Jul 19, 2023Jul 27, 20232NY
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.
XPVV56NJNJ SITE & UTILITY CONTRACTORS INCJan 31, 2025Feb 10, 20263
AT635ANJFAZTEC INDUSTRIES INCJul 19, 2023Jul 27, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026