Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Peterbilt 536

2NPKHM6X8PM850400 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 10
First seenAug 22, 2023
WV
Last seenMay 15, 2025
WV
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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
2NPKHM6X8PM850400
Make
Peterbilt
Model
536
Model year
2023
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
2NP

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
KHM6X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
850400

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 · 567 decoded VINs at 97.9% prefix purity.

Model
536

Prefix basis · 567 decoded VINs at 97.9% 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
2023

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PETERBILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
536

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)

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 22, 2023 – May 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 15, 2025WVIII · Driver-only0WORLDWIDE EQUIPMENT INC 280273D12179/WV
Aug 7, 2024WVII · Walk-around0JAMES BROWNING 998959B300321/WV
Jul 11, 2024VAI · Full0JAMES BROWNING 998959B300321/WV
Jun 28, 2024WVII · Walk-around0JAMES BROWNING 998959B300321/WV
Jun 11, 2024WVII · Walk-around2OOSJAMES BROWNING 998959B300321/WV
Mar 11, 2024VAII · Walk-around1JAMES BROWNING 998959B300321/WV
Oct 4, 2023WVII · Walk-around0JAMES BROWNING 998959B300321/WV
Sep 14, 2023WVIII · Driver-only1JAMES BROWNING 998959B300321/WV
Sep 5, 2023WVIII · Driver-only0JAMES BROWNING 998959B300321/WV
Aug 22, 2023WVI · Full0JAMES BROWNING 998959B300321/WV
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WORLDWIDE EQUIPMENT INC280273May 15, 2025May 15, 20251KY
JAMES BROWNING998959Aug 22, 2023Aug 7, 20249WV
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.
D12179WVWORLDWIDE EQUIPMENT INCMay 15, 2025May 15, 20251
B300321WVJAMES BROWNINGAug 22, 2023Aug 7, 20249
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026