Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1986 Peterbilt 359

1XP9DB9X8GP195403 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
17 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenSep 24, 2023
AL
Last seenFeb 14, 2025
MS
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XP9DB9X8GP195403
Make
Peterbilt
Model
359
Model year
1986
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
9DB9X

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
195403

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
1986

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PETERBILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
359

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

  • 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 · Sep 24, 2023 – Feb 14, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 14, 2025MSII · Walk-around1MELANIE BURCHAM 2556019K5998HY/TN
Nov 25, 2024LAII · Walk-around2OOSMELANIE BURCHAM 2556019K5998HY/TN
Sep 24, 2024MSII · Walk-around2MELANIE BURCHAM 2556019K5998HY/TN
Nov 1, 2023MSII · Walk-around1OOSMELANIE BURCHAM 2556019K5998HY/TN
Sep 24, 2023ALII · Walk-around0MELANIE BURCHAM 2556019K5998HY/TN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MELANIE BURCHAM2556019Sep 24, 2023Feb 14, 20255MS
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.
K5998HYTNMELANIE BURCHAMSep 24, 2023Feb 14, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026