Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Peterbilt 579

1XPBD49X4MD759851 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenOct 26, 2023
CA
Last seenAug 14, 2026
KS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
1XPBD49X4MD759851
Make
Peterbilt
Model
579
Model year
2021
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 24, 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
BD49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
759851

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 · 26,166 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
579

Prefix basis · 26,166 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
2021

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 · Oct 26, 2023 – Aug 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 14, 2026KSII · Walk-around0EPIC SHIFT TRANSPORT LLC 4327909R824168/TX
Jun 10, 2026TXII · Walk-around1EPIC SHIFT TRANSPORT LLC 4327909R824168/TX
Apr 19, 2026KYI · Full8OOSEPIC SHIFT TRANSPORT LLC 4327909R824168/TX
Mar 15, 2024SCIII · Driver-only3WESTERN FLYER EXPRESS LLC 6589093JK666/OK
Feb 8, 2024NMIII · Driver-only1WESTERN FLYER EXPRESS LLC 6589093JK666/OK
Nov 8, 2023AZII · Walk-around3WESTERN FLYER EXPRESS LLC 6589093FH643/OK
Oct 26, 2023CAII · Walk-around1WESTERN FLYER EXPRESS LLC 6589093FH643/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EPIC SHIFT TRANSPORT LLC4327909Apr 19, 2026Aug 14, 20263TX
WESTERN FLYER EXPRESS LLC658909Oct 26, 2023Mar 15, 20244OK
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.
R824168TX1EPIC SHIFT TRANSPORT LLCApr 19, 2026Aug 14, 20263
3JK666OKWESTERN FLYER EXPRESS LLCFeb 8, 2024Mar 15, 20242
3FH643OKWESTERN FLYER EXPRESS LLCOct 26, 2023Nov 8, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 24, 2026