Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Peterbilt 579

1NPBL79X0FD257940 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
31 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenOct 14, 2023
CA
Last seenMay 13, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NPBL79X0FD257940
Make
Peterbilt
Model
579
Model year
2015
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 7, 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
1NP

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
BL79X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
257940

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 · 125 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
579

Prefix basis · 125 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

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 · Oct 14, 2023 – May 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 13, 2026CAI · Full0ELITE FUELS TRANSPORTATION INC 189062590641D4/CA
Nov 13, 2025CAII · Walk-around2ELITE FUELS TRANSPORTATION INC 189062590641D4/CA
Jun 28, 2025CAII · Walk-around1ELITE FUELS TRANSPORTATION INC 189062590641D4/CA
Oct 14, 2023CAI · Full1ELITE FUELS TRANSPORTATION INC 189062593837W1/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ELITE FUELS TRANSPORTATION INC1890625Oct 14, 2023May 13, 20264CA
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.
90641D4CAELITE FUELS TRANSPORTATION INCJun 28, 2025May 13, 20263
93837W1CAELITE FUELS TRANSPORTATION INCOct 14, 2023Oct 14, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 7, 2026