Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Peterbilt 579

1XPBDP9X4FD278387 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
24 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenMay 31, 2024
MO
Last seenMay 25, 2026
WA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XPBDP9X4FD278387
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 25, 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
BDP9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
278387

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 · 21,366 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
579

Prefix basis · 21,366 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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · May 31, 2024 – May 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 25, 2026WAIII · Driver-only0KNIGHT TRANSPORT LLC 447101RP21968/WA
Mar 4, 2026MTII · Walk-around3KNIGHT TRANSPORT LLC 447101RP21968/WA
Sep 8, 2025CAII · Walk-around0KNIGHT TRANSPORT LLC 447101RP21968/WA
Jul 10, 2025WAII · Walk-around1OOSKNIGHT TRANSPORT LLC 447101RP21968/WA
Jun 23, 2025CAII · Walk-around0KNIGHT TRANSPORT LLC 447101RP21968/WA
May 31, 2024MOIII · Driver-only0KNIGHT TRANSPORT LLC 447101RP08906/WA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KNIGHT TRANSPORT LLC447101May 31, 2024May 25, 20266WA
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.
RP21968WAKNIGHT TRANSPORT LLCJun 23, 2025May 25, 20265
RP08906WAKNIGHT TRANSPORT LLCMay 31, 2024May 31, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026