Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Peterbilt 389

1XPXD40X3GD317358 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenOct 11, 2023
CA
Last seenDec 30, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
1XPXD40X3GD317358
Make
Peterbilt
Model
389
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 25, 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
1XP

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
XD40X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
317358

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 · 1,508 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
389

Prefix basis · 1,508 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
TRUCK

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 11, 2023 – Dec 30, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 30, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0JOSHUA GRADING & EXCAVATING INC 22891669F71733/CA
Sep 15, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0JOSHUA GRADING & EXCAVATING INC 22891669F71733/CA
Jun 20, 2025CAII · Walk-around1JOSHUA GRADING & EXCAVATING INC 22891669F71733/CA
Jun 3, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSJOSHUA GRADING & EXCAVATING INC 22891669F71733/CA
Apr 29, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSJOSHUA GRADING & EXCAVATING INC 22891669F71733/CA
Oct 11, 2023CAII · Walk-around1OOSJOSHUA HEAVY HAUL LLC 2961836XP73425/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOSHUA GRADING & EXCAVATING INC2289166Apr 29, 2025Dec 30, 20255CA
JOSHUA HEAVY HAUL LLC2961836Oct 11, 2023Oct 11, 20231CA
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.
9F71733CAJOSHUA GRADING & EXCAVATING INCApr 29, 2025Dec 30, 20255
XP73425CAJOSHUA HEAVY HAUL LLCOct 11, 2023Oct 11, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026