Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Peterbilt 389

2NPXX70X0GM328749 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenOct 11, 2023
CA
Last seenMay 20, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
2NPXX70X0GM328749
Make
Peterbilt
Model
389
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 12, 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
XX70X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
328749

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 11, 2023 – May 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 20, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only1BENS ASPHALT LLC 3683195K230G1/CA
Oct 22, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0BENS ASPHALT INC 2886208V222BO/CA
Oct 25, 2023CAII · Walk-around0BENS ASPHALT INC 2886208V222B0/CA
Oct 11, 2023CAIII · Driver-only1BENS ASPHALT INC 2886208V222B0/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BENS ASPHALT LLC3683195May 20, 2026May 20, 20261AZ
BENS ASPHALT INC2886208Oct 11, 2023Oct 22, 20243CA
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.
K230G1CABENS ASPHALT LLCMay 20, 2026May 20, 20261
V222BOCABENS ASPHALT INCOct 22, 2024Oct 22, 20241
V222B0CABENS ASPHALT INCOct 11, 2023Oct 25, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026