Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2016 Peterbilt 579

1XPBD49X0GD371312 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenDec 18, 2023
CA
Last seenAug 13, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XPBD49X0GD371312
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
Jul 30, 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
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
371312

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.

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 · Dec 18, 2023 – Aug 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 13, 2026CAII · Walk-around1—GRATEFUL TRANSPORT INC 29102829G80045/CA
Aug 10, 2026CAII · Walk-around1—GRATEFUL TRANSPORT INC 29102829G80045/CA
Mar 27, 2026CAIII · Driver-only3OOSGRATEFUL TRANSPORT INC 29102829G80045/CA
Feb 9, 2026CAIII · Driver-only2—GRATEFUL TRANSPORT INC 29102829G80045/CA
Dec 18, 2023CAII · Walk-around0—TOM LOPES DISTRIBUTING INC 28055459F53042/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GRATEFUL TRANSPORT INC2910282Feb 9, 2026Aug 13, 20264CA
TOM LOPES DISTRIBUTING INC2805545Dec 18, 2023Dec 18, 20231CA
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.
9G80045CA1GRATEFUL TRANSPORT INCFeb 9, 2026 → Aug 13, 20264
9F53042CA—TOM LOPES DISTRIBUTING INCDec 18, 2023 → Dec 18, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 30, 2026