Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Peterbilt 579

1XPBDP9X1MD670014 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
20 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenJun 16, 2023
MS
Last seenFeb 20, 2025
OH
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XPBDP9X1MD670014
Make
Peterbilt
Model
579
Model year
2021
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 25, 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
BDP9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
670014

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 · 21,366 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
579

Prefix basis · 21,366 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
2021

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 16, 2023 – Feb 20, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 20, 2025OHII · Walk-around7OOSEMPIRE EXPRESS INC 253615K491HZ/TN
Oct 22, 2024TXII · Walk-around4OOSEMPIRE EXPRESS INC 253615K491HZ/TN
Sep 5, 2024TXII · Walk-around0EMPIRE EXPRESS INC 253615K491HZ/TN
Jul 11, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE EXPRESS INC 253615K491HZ/TN
Oct 25, 2023TNI · Full1OOSEMPIRE EXPRESS INC 253615K491HZ/TN
Jun 16, 2023MSII · Walk-around0EMPIRE EXPRESS INC 253615K491HZ/TN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EMPIRE EXPRESS INC253615Jun 16, 2023Feb 20, 20256TN
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.
K491HZTNEMPIRE EXPRESS INCJun 16, 2023Feb 20, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026