Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Peterbilt 579

1XPBA48X3JD478436 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
11 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 12
First seenSep 23, 2025
TX
Last seenAug 26, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XPBA48X3JD478436
Make
Peterbilt
Model
579
Model year
2018
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
BA48X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
478436

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 · 364 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
579

Prefix basis · 364 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-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 · Sep 23, 2025 – Aug 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 26, 2026TXII · Walk-around1THO LOGISTIC 411394836ES8T/MX
Jul 23, 2026USII · Walk-around0THO LOGISTIC 411394836ES8T/MX
Jun 17, 2026TXI · Full0THO LOGISTIC 411394836ES8T/CI
May 13, 2026TXI · Full4OOSTHO LOGISTIC 411394836ES8T/CI
Apr 6, 2026TXI · Full1THO LOGISTIC 411394836ES8T/CI
Mar 11, 2026TXI · Full0THO LOGISTIC 411394836ES8T/MX
Feb 6, 2026TXI · Full1THO LOGISTIC 411394836ESBT/MX
Jan 13, 2026USI · Full0THO LOGISTIC 411394836ES8T/MX
Jan 8, 2026TXI · Full1OOSTHO LOGISTIC 411394836ES8T/CI
Dec 15, 2025TXIII · Driver-only0THO LOGISTIC 411394836ES8T/CI
Nov 25, 2025USI · Full0THO LOGISTIC 411394836ES8T/MX
Sep 23, 2025TXI · Full0THO LOGISTIC 411394836ES8T/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
THO LOGISTIC4113948Sep 23, 2025Aug 26, 202612CI
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.
36ES8TMX1THO LOGISTICSep 23, 2025Aug 26, 20266
36ES8TCI1THO LOGISTICDec 15, 2025Jun 17, 20265
36ESBTMXTHO LOGISTICFeb 6, 2026Feb 6, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026