Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Peterbilt 579

1XPBD49X1GD204070 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenNov 23, 2023
OK
Last seenApr 28, 2025
IN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 17 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
1XPBD49X1GD204070
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 24, 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
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
204070

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 23, 2023 – Apr 28, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 28, 2025INIII · Driver-only1OHIO TRANSPORT CORPORATION 384170PWU3911/OH
Apr 16, 2025WIIII · Driver-only1OHIO TRANSPORT CORPORATION 384170PWU3911/OH
Sep 17, 2024KYII · Walk-around0OHIO TRANSPORT CORPORATION 384170PWU3911/OH
May 16, 2024MTIII · Driver-only0OHIO TRANSPORT CORPORATION 384170PWU3911/OH
May 12, 2024UTI · Full4OOSOHIO TRANSPORT CORPORATION 384170PWU3911/OH
Nov 23, 2023OKIII · Driver-only1OTC INC 1410188PWU3911/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
OHIO TRANSPORT CORPORATION384170May 12, 2024Apr 28, 20255OH
OTC INC1410188Nov 23, 2023Nov 23, 20231OH
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.
PWU3911OHOHIO TRANSPORT CORPORATIONMay 12, 2024Apr 28, 20255
PWU3911OHOTC INCNov 23, 2023Nov 23, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 24, 2026