Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1987 Peterbilt 359

1XP9DB9X8HP207471 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenDec 19, 2023
NY
Last seenJun 16, 2026
PA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
1XP9DB9X8HP207471
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
Jun 24, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
207471

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 19, 2023 – Jun 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 16, 2026PAIII · Driver-only0HOPE TRUCKING LLC 914089AF79999/PA
Apr 15, 2025NYI · Full1WILLIAM C HUNDLEY 1226158AG62918/PA
Jan 28, 2025NYII · Walk-around2WILLIAM C HUNDLEY 1226158AG62918/PA
Oct 3, 2024NYI · Full0WILLIAM C HUNDLEY 1226158AG62918/PA
Feb 13, 2024NYII · Walk-around0WILLIAM C HUNDLEY 1226158AG62918/PA
Dec 19, 2023NYIII · Driver-only0WILLIAM C HUNDLEY 1226158AG62918/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HOPE TRUCKING LLC914089Jun 16, 2026Jun 16, 20261PA
WILLIAM C HUNDLEY1226158Dec 19, 2023Apr 15, 20255PA
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.
AF79999PA1HOPE TRUCKING LLCJun 16, 2026Jun 16, 20261
AG62918PAWILLIAM C HUNDLEYDec 19, 2023Apr 15, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 24, 2026