Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Peterbilt 348

2NP3XJ0X8GM359906 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenJun 10, 2024
OR
Last seenJul 30, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 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
2NP3XJ0X8GM359906
Make
Peterbilt
Model
348
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
Jul 23, 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
2NP

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
3XJ0X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
359906

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 · 267 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
348

Prefix basis · 267 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
348

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 · Jun 10, 2024 – Jul 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 30, 2026CAIII · Driver-only3OOSROYAL COACHES AUTO BODY & TOWING 2752052EP18115/CA
Jul 21, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0ROYAL COACHES AUTO BODY & TOWING 2752052EP18115/CA
Sep 23, 2025CAII · Walk-around0ROYAL COACHES AUTO BODY & TOWING 2752052EP18115/CA
Jul 21, 2025CAI · Full5OOSROYAL COACHES AUTO BODY & TOWING 2752052EP18115/CA
Jun 10, 2024ORII · Walk-around2OOSSUNBELT RENTALS INC 500579P903969/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ROYAL COACHES AUTO BODY & TOWING2752052Jul 21, 2025Jul 30, 20264CA
SUNBELT RENTALS INC500579Jun 10, 2024Jun 10, 20241SC
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.
EP18115CA1ROYAL COACHES AUTO BODY & TOWINGJul 21, 2025Jul 30, 20264
P903969ILSUNBELT RENTALS INCJun 10, 2024Jun 10, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 23, 2026