Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1987 Peterbilt 359

1XP9DB9X6HD208376 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJun 22, 2023
AR
Last seenMay 30, 2026
LA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XP9DB9X6HD208376
Make
Peterbilt
Model
359
Model year
1987
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 30, 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
9DB9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
208376

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
1987

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PETERBILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
359

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 22, 2023 – May 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 30, 2026LAIII · Driver-only0WALSH TRUCKING LLC 3422215K818656/AR
Mar 7, 2024LAIII · Driver-only1SECURITY SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION LLC 3015041K818656/AR
Jun 22, 2023ARIII · Driver-only2SECURITY SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION LLC 3015041K818656/AR
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WALSH TRUCKING LLC3422215May 30, 2026May 30, 20261AR
SECURITY SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION LLC3015041Jun 22, 2023Mar 7, 20242OK
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.
K818656ARWALSH TRUCKING LLCMay 30, 2026May 30, 20261
K818656ARSECURITY SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION LLCJun 22, 2023Mar 7, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 30, 2026