Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Peterbilt 579

1NPBL79X5FD257853 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
13 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJul 19, 2024
CA
Last seenAug 21, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 13 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NPBL79X5FD257853
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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
257853

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 · Jul 19, 2024 – Aug 21, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 21, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0TOP FUEL TRANSPORT LLC 330556734787C2/CA
Mar 20, 2025CAI · Full3CHALLENGER TANK LINES INC 87394834787C2/CA
Jan 6, 2025CAII · Walk-around1CHALLENGER TANK LINES INC 87394834787C2/CA
Jul 19, 2024CAII · Walk-around0CHALLENGER TANK LINES INC 87394834787C2/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TOP FUEL TRANSPORT LLC3305567Aug 21, 2025Aug 21, 20251CA
CHALLENGER TANK LINES INC873948Jul 19, 2024Mar 20, 20253CA
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.
34787C2CATOP FUEL TRANSPORT LLCAug 21, 2025Aug 21, 20251
34787C2CACHALLENGER TANK LINES INCJul 19, 2024Mar 20, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 7, 2026