Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Peterbilt 579

1XPBD49X4FD256811 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
32 mo
Inspections16
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 16
First seenSep 8, 2023
CA
Last seenMay 22, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XPBD49X4FD256811
Make
Peterbilt
Model
579
Model year
2015
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 14, 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
BD49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
256811

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 · 26,166 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
579

Prefix basis · 26,166 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-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 · Sep 8, 2023 – May 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 22, 2026CAI · Full0PETROLEUM UNLIMITED INC 3181130ZP00971/CA
Apr 16, 2026CAI · Full2PETROLEUM UNLIMITED INC 3181130ZP00971/CA
Mar 29, 2026CAII · Walk-around8OOSPETROLEUM UNLIMITED INC 3181130ZP00971/CA
Mar 27, 2026CAII · Walk-around5PETROLEUM UNLIMITED INC 3181130ZP00971/CA
Mar 18, 2026CAII · Walk-around3PETROLEUM UNLIMITED INC 3181130ZP00971/CA
Jan 6, 2026CAII · Walk-around6OOSPETROLEUM UNLIMITED INC 3181130ZP00971/CA
Dec 28, 2025CAII · Walk-around0PETROLEUM UNLIMITED INC 3181130ZP00971/CA
Nov 19, 2025CAI · Full2OOSPETROLEUM UNLIMITED INC 3181130ZP00971/CA
Oct 25, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0PETROLEUM UNLIMITED INC 3181130ZP00971/CA
Sep 19, 2025CAII · Walk-around1PETROLEUM UNLIMITED INC 3181130ZP00971/CA
Jun 4, 2025CAII · Walk-around2PETROLEUM UNLIMITED INC 3181130ZP00971/CA
May 8, 2025CAII · Walk-around3PETROLEUM UNLIMITED INC 3181130ZP00971/CA
Apr 7, 2025CAII · Walk-around5PETROLEUM UNLIMITED INC 3181130ZP00971/CA
Jan 11, 2025CAI · Full2PETROLEUM UNLIMITED INC 3181130ZP00971/CA
Jun 10, 2024CAI · Full6OOSPETROLEUM UNLIMITED INC 31811309D18044/CA
Sep 8, 2023CAI · Full4PETROLEUM UNLIMITED INC 31811309D18044/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PETROLEUM UNLIMITED INC3181130Sep 8, 2023May 22, 202616CA
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.
ZP00971CAPETROLEUM UNLIMITED INCJan 11, 2025May 22, 202614
9D18044CAPETROLEUM UNLIMITED INCSep 8, 2023Jun 10, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026