Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Peterbilt 579

1NPBL79X7JD488164 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
36 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 13
First seenAug 22, 2023
CA
Last seenAug 13, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NPBL79X7JD488164
Make
Peterbilt
Model
579
Model year
2018
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
1NP

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
BL79X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
488164

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 · 125 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
579

Prefix basis · 125 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
2018

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

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

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 22, 2023 – Aug 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 13, 2026CAI · Full1SMART PROSERVE INC 1661680EP18905/CA
Apr 8, 2026CAII · Walk-around2SMART PROSERVE INC 1661680EP18905/CA
Mar 6, 2026CAI · Full0SMART PROSERVE INC 1661680EP18905/CA
Oct 30, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0SMART PROSERVE INC 1661680EP18905/CA
Oct 6, 2025CAII · Walk-around0SMART PROSERVE INC 1661680EP18905/CA
Feb 4, 2025CAI · Full0SMART PROSERVE INC 1661680EP18905/CA
Jan 23, 2025CAI · Full3OOSSMART PROSERVE INC 1661680EP18905/CA
Oct 8, 2024CAI · Full0SMART PROSERVE INC 1661680EP18905/CA
May 2, 2024CAI · Full2SMART PROSERVE INC 1661680EP18905/CA
Feb 21, 2024CAII · Walk-around0SMART PROSERVE INC 1661680EP02254/CA
Dec 31, 2023CAII · Walk-around0SMART PROSERVE INC 1661680EP02254/CA
Nov 22, 2023CAI · Full0SMART PROSERVE INC 1661680EP02254/CA
Aug 22, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0SMART PROSERVE INC 1661680EP02254/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SMART PROSERVE INC1661680Aug 22, 2023Aug 13, 202613CA
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.
EP18905CA1SMART PROSERVE INCMay 2, 2024Aug 13, 20269
EP02254CASMART PROSERVE INCAug 22, 2023Feb 21, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026