Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Peterbilt 389

1XPXDP9X7GD305685 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenJun 12, 2023
MT
Last seenMar 20, 2026
ID
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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
1XPXDP9X7GD305685
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 19, 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
XDP9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
305685

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 · 2,292 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
389

Prefix basis · 2,292 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 · Jun 12, 2023 – Mar 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 20, 2026IDI · Full2OOSCANUSA TRANSPORTATION LTD 93493378061P/BC
Feb 9, 2026WAII · Walk-around1OOSCANUSA TRANSPORTATION LTD 93493378061P/BC
Dec 19, 2025MTIII · Driver-only0CANUSA TRANSPORTATION LTD 93493378061P/BC
Dec 4, 2025MTII · Walk-around1CANUSA TRANSPORTATION LTD 93493378061P/BC
Mar 31, 2025MTIII · Driver-only0CANUSA TRANSPORTATION LTD 93493378061P/BC
Jan 30, 2025ORI · Full2CANUSA TRANSPORTATION LTD 93493378061P/BC
Jul 11, 2024AKI · Full0CANUSA TRANSPORTATION LTD 93493378061P/BC
Oct 5, 2023IDI · Full4CAVEMAN TRANSPORT LTD 551442A13969/AB
Jul 26, 2023MTIII · Driver-only0CAVEMAN TRANSPORT LTD 551442A13969/AB
Jun 12, 2023MTIII · Driver-only0CAVEMAN TRANSPORT LTD 551442A13969/AB
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CANUSA TRANSPORTATION LTD934933Jul 11, 2024Mar 20, 20267BC
CAVEMAN TRANSPORT LTD551442Jun 12, 2023Oct 5, 20233AB
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.
78061PBCCANUSA TRANSPORTATION LTDJul 11, 2024Mar 20, 20267
A13969ABCAVEMAN TRANSPORT LTDJun 12, 2023Oct 5, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026