Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Peterbilt 389

1XPXD49X1GD290048 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenJul 17, 2023
TX
Last seenMay 19, 2026
AR
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
1XPXD49X1GD290048
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
XD49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
290048

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 · 12,357 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
389

Prefix basis · 12,357 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 · Jul 17, 2023 – May 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 19, 2026ARII · Walk-around0COWBOY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC 2866991K834142/AR
May 12, 2025NCII · Walk-around3OOSCOWBOY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC 2866991K826607/AR
Jan 19, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0COWBOY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC 2866991K826607/AR
Oct 17, 2024INIII · Driver-only1COWBOY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC 2866991K826607/AR
Oct 1, 2024KSII · Walk-around3COWBOY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC 2866991K826607/AR
Jul 17, 2023TXII · Walk-around0LOGGINS LOGISTICS INC 687249K817136/AR
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
COWBOY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC2866991Oct 1, 2024May 19, 20265AR
LOGGINS LOGISTICS INC687249Jul 17, 2023Jul 17, 20231AR
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
K834142ARCOWBOY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INCMay 19, 2026May 19, 20261
K826607ARCOWBOY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INCOct 1, 2024May 12, 20254
K817136ARLOGGINS LOGISTICS INCJul 17, 2023Jul 17, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026