Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Peterbilt 579

1XPBAP8X3FD199268 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
26 mo
Inspections15
all-time
OOS inspections9
of 15
First seenJan 18, 2024
CA
Last seenMar 27, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XPBAP8X3FD199268
Make
Peterbilt
Model
579
Model year
2015
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 14, 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
BAP8X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
199268

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 · 213 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
579

Prefix basis · 213 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
2015

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PETERBILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
579

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

  • 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 · Jan 18, 2024 – Mar 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 27, 2026CAI · Full5OOSHAPPY BEAR TRUCKING LLC 1370757R755965/TX
Nov 3, 2025CAIII · Driver-only2HAPPY BEAR TRUCKING LLC 1370757R755965/TX
Oct 21, 2025CAI · Full1HAPPY BEAR TRUCKING LLC 1370757R755965/TX
Aug 15, 2025CAI · Full7OOSHAPPY BEAR TRUCKING LLC 1370757R755965/TX
Jul 29, 2025CAI · Full6HAPPY BEAR TRUCKING LLC 1370757R755965/TX
Jul 9, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1OOSHAPPY BEAR TRUCKING LLC 1370757R755965/TX
Jul 1, 2025CAII · Walk-around7OOSHAPPY BEAR TRUCKING LLC 1370757R755965/TX
May 20, 2025CAI · Full6OOSHAPPY BEAR TRUCKING LLC 1370757R755965/TX
May 2, 2025CAII · Walk-around3HAPPY BEAR TRUCKING LLC 1370757R755965/TX
Apr 3, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0HAPPY BEAR TRUCKING LLC 1370757R755965/TX
Mar 21, 2025CAI · Full8OOSHAPPY BEAR TRUCKING LLC 1370757R755965/TX
Feb 14, 2025CAI · Full7OOSHAPPY BEAR TRUCKING LLC 1370757R755965/TX
Feb 4, 2025CAII · Walk-around5OOSHAPPY BEAR TRUCKING LLC 1370757R755965/TX
Dec 23, 2024CAII · Walk-around9OOSHAPPY BEAR TRUCKING LLC 1370757R755965/TX
Jan 18, 2024CAI · Full7HAPPY BEAR TRUCKING LLC 1370757YP09455/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HAPPY BEAR TRUCKING LLC1370757Jan 18, 2024Mar 27, 202615TX
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.
R755965TXHAPPY BEAR TRUCKING LLCDec 23, 2024Mar 27, 202614
YP09455CAHAPPY BEAR TRUCKING LLCJan 18, 2024Jan 18, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026