Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Peterbilt 389

1NPXDP9X2GD296601 · Truck-Tractor · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 12
First seenSep 18, 2023
IN
Last seenJul 28, 2026
NY
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NPXDP9X2GD296601
Make
Peterbilt
Model
389
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
1NP

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
XDP9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
296601

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 · 306 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
389

Prefix basis · 306 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
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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 18, 2023 – Jul 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 28, 2026NYI · Full22OOSEASTERN EXPRESS LLC 31399601AA15P/MA
Jul 28, 2026NYI · Full22OOSEASTERN EXPRESS LLC 31399601AA15P/MA
Nov 25, 2025TXII · Walk-around2EASTERN EXPRESS LLC 31399601AA15P/MA
Sep 3, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0EASTERN EXPRESS LLC 31399601AA15P/MA
Nov 12, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0EASTERN EXPRESS LLC 31399601AA15P/MA
Oct 8, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0EASTERN EXPRESS LLC 31399601AA15P/MA
Sep 9, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0EASTERN EXPRESS LLC 31399601AA15P/MA
Sep 3, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0EASTERN EXPRESS LLC 31399601AA15P/MA
May 5, 2024ILIII · Driver-only1EASTERN EXPRESS LLC 31399601AA15P/MA
Mar 13, 2024INIII · Driver-only0EASTERN EXPRESS LLC 31399601AA15P/MA
Feb 22, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0EASTERN EXPRESS LLC 31399601AA15P/MA
Sep 18, 2023INIII · Driver-only0EASTERN EXPRESS LLC 31399601AA15P/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EASTERN EXPRESS LLC3139960Sep 18, 2023Jul 28, 202612MA
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.
1AA15PMA1EASTERN EXPRESS LLCFeb 22, 2024Jul 28, 202611
1AA15PMEEASTERN EXPRESS LLCSep 18, 2023Sep 18, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026