Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Peterbilt 579

1XPBD49X0PD840642 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
29 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenOct 12, 2023
KY
Last seenMar 13, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 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
1XPBD49X0PD840642
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 28, 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
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
840642

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 · Oct 12, 2023 – Mar 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 13, 2026CAIII · Driver-only2UNIVERSCAL LLC 42923262412442/IN
Jan 6, 2026CAII · Walk-around0UNIVERSCAL LLC 42923262412442/IN
Jan 10, 2025NVIII · Driver-only0UNIVERSAL INTERMODAL SERVICES INC 11629772412442/IN
Dec 20, 2024CAI · Full0UNIVERSAL INTERMODAL SERVICES INC 11629772412442/IN
Oct 12, 2023KYI · Full3OOSUNIVERSAL DEDICATED OF SMYRNA TN LLC 32210802412442/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
UNIVERSCAL LLC4292326Jan 6, 2026Mar 13, 20262MI
UNIVERSAL INTERMODAL SERVICES INC1162977Dec 20, 2024Jan 10, 20252MI
UNIVERSAL DEDICATED OF SMYRNA TN LLC3221080Oct 12, 2023Oct 12, 20231MI
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.
2412442INUNIVERSCAL LLCJan 6, 2026Mar 13, 20262
2412442INUNIVERSAL INTERMODAL SERVICES INCDec 20, 2024Jan 10, 20252
2412442INUNIVERSAL DEDICATED OF SMYRNA TN LLCOct 12, 2023Oct 12, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026