Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Peterbilt 579

1XPBDP9X8PD881215 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenJul 12, 2023
NM
Last seenNov 20, 2025
NM
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
1XPBDP9X8PD881215
Make
Peterbilt
Model
579
Model year
2023
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
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
881215

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
2023

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 · Jul 12, 2023 – Nov 20, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 20, 2025NMII · Walk-around0DMK EXPRESS LTD 3522346PA97801/ON
May 15, 2025IAI · Full1DMK EXPRESS LTD 3522346161202247/ON
Feb 3, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0DMK EXPRESS LTD 3522346PA97801/ON
Oct 16, 2023NMII · Walk-around1FLATBED TRANSPORT LTD 2448525PA67045/ON
Jul 12, 2023NMII · Walk-around1OOSFLATBED TRANSPORT LTD 2448525PA67045/ON
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DMK EXPRESS LTD3522346Feb 3, 2025Nov 20, 20253ON
FLATBED TRANSPORT LTD2448525Jul 12, 2023Oct 16, 20232ON
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.
PA97801ONDMK EXPRESS LTDFeb 3, 2025Nov 20, 20252
161202247ONDMK EXPRESS LTDMay 15, 2025May 15, 20251
PA67045ONFLATBED TRANSPORT LTDJul 12, 2023Oct 16, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 29, 2026