Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Peterbilt 579

1XPBD49X9GD204138 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
29 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenSep 20, 2023
MS
Last seenFeb 24, 2026
MO
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XPBD49X9GD204138
Make
Peterbilt
Model
579
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 25, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
204138

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
2016

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 20, 2023 – Feb 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 24, 2026MOI · Full4OOSGOLIATH TRUCKING INC 1948688K821427/AR
Aug 26, 2025ARIII · Driver-only2GOLIATH TRUCKING INC 1948688K821427/AR
May 28, 2025ARIII · Driver-only0GOLIATH TRUCKING INC 1948688K821427/AR
Feb 25, 2025ARIII · Driver-only0GOLIATH TRUCKING INC 1948688K821427/AR
Mar 21, 2024ALIII · Driver-only2GOLIATH TRUCKING INC 1948688K821427/AR
Sep 20, 2023MSII · Walk-around1GOLIATH TRUCKING INC 1948688K821427/AR
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GOLIATH TRUCKING INC1948688Sep 20, 2023Feb 24, 20266AR
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.
K821427ARGOLIATH TRUCKING INCSep 20, 2023Feb 24, 20266
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026