Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Peterbilt 579

1XPBD49X1GD323172 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
29 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenOct 17, 2023
GA
Last seenMar 16, 2026
GA
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
1XPBD49X1GD323172
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
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
323172

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 · Oct 17, 2023 – Mar 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 16, 2026GAIII · Driver-only1LIGHTNING TRANSPORTATION INC 326966C644DY/GA
Nov 15, 2023USI · Full2AMERICAN TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 2953269C644DY/GA
Oct 17, 2023GAI · Full2EVANS DELIVERY COMPANY INC 38111C644DY/GA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LIGHTNING TRANSPORTATION INC326966Mar 16, 2026Mar 16, 20261MD
AMERICAN TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC2953269Nov 15, 2023Nov 15, 20231SC
EVANS DELIVERY COMPANY INC38111Oct 17, 2023Oct 17, 20231PA
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.
C644DYGALIGHTNING TRANSPORTATION INCMar 16, 2026Mar 16, 20261
C644DYGAAMERICAN TRANSPORT SERVICES LLCNov 15, 2023Nov 15, 20231
C644DYGAEVANS DELIVERY COMPANY INCOct 17, 2023Oct 17, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 30, 2026