Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Peterbilt 389

2NPXX4EX5GM300517 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenMay 7, 2024
KY
Last seenJul 27, 2026
KY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
2NPXX4EX5GM300517
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
Jun 30, 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
XX4EX

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
300517

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 · 28 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
389

Prefix basis · 28 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

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 · May 7, 2024 – Jul 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 27, 2026KYIII · Driver-only0GALLAGHER CONTRACTING LLC 3545353T6X854/KY
May 27, 2026KYII · Walk-around1GALLAGHER CONTRACTING LLC 3545353T6X854/KY
May 12, 2026KYI · Full1GALLAGHER CONTRACTING LLC 3545353T6X854/KY
May 31, 2024KYII · Walk-around0VUDU HAULING LLC 3764647962018/KY
May 14, 2024KYII · Walk-around0VUDU HAULING LLC 3764647962018/KY
May 7, 2024KYII · Walk-around0VUDU HAULING LLC 3764647962018/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GALLAGHER CONTRACTING LLC3545353May 12, 2026Jul 27, 20263KY
VUDU HAULING LLC3764647May 7, 2024May 31, 20243KY
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.
T6X854KY1GALLAGHER CONTRACTING LLCMay 12, 2026Jul 27, 20263
962018KYVUDU HAULING LLCMay 7, 2024May 31, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026