Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Peterbilt 579

1XPBDP9X8FD255131 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
7 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 12
First seenNov 17, 2025
TX
Last seenJun 2, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XPBDP9X8FD255131
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 16, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
255131

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 17, 2025 – Jun 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 2, 2026TXII · Walk-around3BRANDON SALAZAR SNOWBALL 441081843ET4L/MX
May 7, 2026TXI · Full8OOSBRANDON SALAZAR SNOWBALL 441081843ET4L/MX
Apr 30, 2026TXII · Walk-around5OOSBRANDON SALAZAR SNOWBALL 441081843ET4L/MX
Mar 4, 2026TXI · Full1OOSBRANDON SALAZAR SNOWBALL 441081843ET4L/MX
Feb 10, 2026TXII · Walk-around1BRANDON SALAZAR SNOWBALL 441081843ET4L/MX
Jan 31, 2026USI · Full2BRANDON SALAZAR SNOWBALL 441081843ET4L/MX
Jan 13, 2026TXII · Walk-around1BRANDON SALAZAR SNOWBALL 441081843ET4L/MX
Jan 7, 2026TXI · Full3OOSBRANDON SALAZAR SNOWBALL 441081843ET4L/MX
Dec 9, 2025TXII · Walk-around3OOSBRANDON SALAZAR SNOWBALL 441081843ET4L/MX
Dec 5, 2025TXII · Walk-around2BRANDON SALAZAR SNOWBALL 441081843ET4L/MX
Dec 3, 2025TXII · Walk-around1BRANDON SALAZAR SNOWBALL 441081843ET4L/MX
Nov 17, 2025TXII · Walk-around0BRANDON SALAZAR SNOWBALL 441081843ET4L/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BRANDON SALAZAR SNOWBALL4410818Nov 17, 2025Jun 2, 202612CH
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.
43ET4LMXBRANDON SALAZAR SNOWBALLNov 17, 2025Jun 2, 202612
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026