Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Peterbilt 579

1XPBD49X5PD837204 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 11
First seenJan 30, 2024
TX
Last seenJun 11, 2026
LA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
1XPBD49X5PD837204
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 17, 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
837204

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 · Jan 30, 2024 – Jun 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 11, 2026LAIII · Driver-only3EKAM BRAR WESTERN TRANSPORT 3348240ZP68416/CA
Jun 4, 2026UTIII · Driver-only0EKAM BRAR WESTERN TRANSPORT 3348240ZP68106/CA
Jun 3, 2026UTII · Walk-around1OOSEKAM BRAR WESTERN TRANSPORT 3348240ZP68416/CA
Nov 11, 2025MSIII · Driver-only1EKAM BRAR WESTERN TRANSPORT 3348240ZP68416/CA
Apr 4, 2025CAI · Full1JATT LIFE TRANSPORT INC 3294125ZP34944/CA
Mar 17, 2025ARII · Walk-around0JATT LIFE TRANSPORT INC 3294125ZP34944/CA
Jan 22, 2025GAIII · Driver-only0JATT LIFE TRANSPORT INC 3294125ZP34944/CA
Aug 28, 2024MSI · Full0JATT LIFE TRANSPORT INC 3294125ZP34944/CA
Mar 8, 2024CAI · Full1EKAM BRAR WESTERN TRANSPORT 3348240YP71093/CA
Feb 8, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1EKAM BRAR WESTERN TRANSPORT 3348240YP71093/CA
Jan 30, 2024TXIII · Driver-only2EKAM BRAR WESTERN TRANSPORT 3348240YP71093/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EKAM BRAR WESTERN TRANSPORT3348240Jan 30, 2024Jun 11, 20267CA
JATT LIFE TRANSPORT INC3294125Aug 28, 2024Apr 4, 20254CA
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.
ZP68416CA1EKAM BRAR WESTERN TRANSPORTNov 11, 2025Jun 11, 20263
ZP68106CAEKAM BRAR WESTERN TRANSPORTJun 4, 2026Jun 4, 20261
ZP34944CAJATT LIFE TRANSPORT INCAug 28, 2024Apr 4, 20254
YP71093CAEKAM BRAR WESTERN TRANSPORTJan 30, 2024Mar 8, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026