Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Peterbilt 579

1XPBD49X2PD851156 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
19 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenSep 4, 2024
AR
Last seenApr 15, 2026
KY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XPBD49X2PD851156
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
Jul 12, 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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
851156

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 4, 2024 – Apr 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 15, 2026KYI · Full1CAL-ARK INTERNATIONAL INC 546354V8318HY/TN
Dec 31, 2025ARI · Full3OOSCAL-ARK INTERNATIONAL INC 546354V8318HY/TN
May 27, 2025LAIII · Driver-only0CAL-ARK INTERNATIONAL INC 546354R5783HY/TN
Sep 4, 2024ARIII · Driver-only1CAL-ARK INTERNATIONAL INC 546354R5783HY/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CAL-ARK INTERNATIONAL INC546354Sep 4, 2024Apr 15, 20264AR
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.
V8318HYTNCAL-ARK INTERNATIONAL INCDec 31, 2025Apr 15, 20262
R5783HYTNCAL-ARK INTERNATIONAL INCSep 4, 2024May 27, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026