Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Peterbilt 579

1XPBDP9X8LD686936 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
26 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenAug 26, 2023
MN
Last seenOct 17, 2025
WI
Inspected under 3 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XPBDP9X8LD686936
Make
Peterbilt
Model
579
Model year
2020
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 29, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
686936

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
2020

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 · Aug 26, 2023 – Oct 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 17, 2025WIII · Walk-around0CHAPLIN TRUCKING LLC 259160637487Z/WI
Sep 13, 2024WIIII · Driver-only1MDM EXCAVATING LLC 193051766915Z/WI
Aug 28, 2024TNI · Full0MDM EXCAVATING LLC 193051766915Z/UK
Dec 19, 2023MNIII · Driver-only1MAGNUM LTD 18441625169P/ND
Aug 26, 2023MNI · Full4OOSMAGNUM LTD 18441625169P/ND
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CHAPLIN TRUCKING LLC2591606Oct 17, 2025Oct 17, 20251WI
MDM EXCAVATING LLC1930517Aug 28, 2024Sep 13, 20242WI
MAGNUM LTD184416Aug 26, 2023Dec 19, 20232ND
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.
37487ZWICHAPLIN TRUCKING LLCOct 17, 2025Oct 17, 20251
66915ZWIMDM EXCAVATING LLCSep 13, 2024Sep 13, 20241
66915ZUKMDM EXCAVATING LLCAug 28, 2024Aug 28, 20241
25169PNDMAGNUM LTDAug 26, 2023Dec 19, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 29, 2026