Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Peterbilt 379

1XP5DB9X85D851225 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 9
First seenAug 23, 2023
NE
Last seenOct 28, 2025
KS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
1XP5DB9X85D851225
Make
Peterbilt
Model
379
Model year
2005
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
5DB9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
2005 or 2035

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

North American serial sequence
851225

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 · 13,463 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
379

Prefix basis · 13,463 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
2005

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PETERBILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
379

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 · Aug 23, 2023 – Oct 28, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 28, 2025KSII · Walk-around02 FEATHERS TRANSPORT LLC 4180106245432/KS
Sep 15, 2025KSIII · Driver-only02 FEATHERS TRANSPORT LLC 4180106245432/KS
Apr 22, 2025COIII · Driver-only12 FEATHERS TRANSPORT LLC 4180106245432/KS
Nov 14, 2024COIII · Driver-only02 FEATHERS TRANSPORT LLC 4180106245432/KS
Oct 28, 2024KSII · Walk-around02 FEATHERS TRANSPORT LLC 4180106245432/KS
Sep 23, 2024KSIII · Driver-only02 FEATHERS TRANSPORT LLC 4180106245432/KS
Apr 29, 2024KSIII · Driver-only02 FEATHERS TRANSPORT LLC 4180106245432/KS
Apr 12, 2024KSII · Walk-around02 FEATHERS TRANSPORT LLC 4180106245432/KS
Aug 23, 2023NEII · Walk-around1LIGHTNER LIVESTOCK LLC 3136466216271/KS
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
2 FEATHERS TRANSPORT LLC4180106Apr 12, 2024Oct 28, 20258KS
LIGHTNER LIVESTOCK LLC3136466Aug 23, 2023Aug 23, 20231KS
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.
245432KS2 FEATHERS TRANSPORT LLCApr 12, 2024Oct 28, 20258
216271KSLIGHTNER LIVESTOCK LLCAug 23, 2023Aug 23, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026