Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Peterbilt 389

1XPXPP9X5GD343357 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenNov 20, 2023
NE
Last seenMay 2, 2025
NE
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
1XPXPP9X5GD343357
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 29, 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
XPP9X

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
343357

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 · 52 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
389

Prefix basis · 52 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 · Nov 20, 2023 – May 2, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 2, 2025NEIII · Driver-only0BRAMBLE FARMS LLC 2789687207374/NE
Nov 26, 2024IAII · Walk-around5BRAMBLE FARMS LLC 2789687207374/NE
Apr 11, 2024NEIII · Driver-only0BRAMBLE FARMS LLC 2789687207374/NE
Apr 3, 2024IAII · Walk-around2BRAMBLE FARMS LLC 2789687207374/NE
Nov 20, 2023NEIII · Driver-only0HECKMAN TOW SERVICE LLC 2396852207374/NE
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BRAMBLE FARMS LLC2789687Apr 3, 2024May 2, 20254NE
HECKMAN TOW SERVICE LLC2396852Nov 20, 2023Nov 20, 20231NE
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.
207374NEBRAMBLE FARMS LLCApr 3, 2024May 2, 20254
207374NEHECKMAN TOW SERVICE LLCNov 20, 2023Nov 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 29, 2026