Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Peterbilt 579

1XPBD49X5PD816742 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenSep 14, 2023
IN
Last seenMay 21, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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
1XPBD49X5PD816742
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
Jul 12, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
816742

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
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 · Sep 14, 2023 – May 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 21, 2026CAI · Full2OOSJ&L EXPRESS LLC 3879230AKM678/KS
Mar 25, 2026TXII · Walk-around1J&L EXPRESS LLC 3879230AKM678/KS
Jun 19, 2024TNI · Full0CHRISTENSON TRANSPORTATION INC 57656882KS7S/MO
Sep 14, 2023INIII · Driver-only3CHRISTENSON TRANSPORTATION INC 57656882KS7S/MO
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
J&L EXPRESS LLC3879230Mar 25, 2026May 21, 20262KS
CHRISTENSON TRANSPORTATION INC576568Sep 14, 2023Jun 19, 20242MO
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.
AKM678KSJ&L EXPRESS LLCMar 25, 2026May 21, 20262
82KS7SMOCHRISTENSON TRANSPORTATION INCSep 14, 2023Jun 19, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026