Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Peterbilt 579

1XPBD49X5GD361567 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
30 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenJan 4, 2024
TX
Last seenJul 19, 2026
TX
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 30 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
1XPBD49X5GD361567
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 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
361567

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 · Jan 4, 2024 – Jul 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 19, 2026TXII · Walk-around1SALINAS EXPRESS LLC 25094861N69087/TX
Jun 11, 2026TXII · Walk-around7SALINAS EXPRESS LLC 25094861N69087/TX
May 19, 2025TXIII · Driver-only0HAMMERHEAD TRUCKING COMPANY LLC 42603857852D22/TX
Jan 6, 2025TXII · Walk-around7MEMPHIS KNOX TRUCKING COMPANY LLC 33151606935K63/TX
Sep 9, 2024TXII · Walk-around0MEMPHIS KNOX TRUCKING COMPANY LLC 33151606138G12/TX
Jan 4, 2024TXI · Full5OOSVIC ELIAN'S TRUCKING LLC 2321346R693529/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SALINAS EXPRESS LLC2509486Jun 11, 2026Jul 19, 20262TX
HAMMERHEAD TRUCKING COMPANY LLC4260385May 19, 2025May 19, 20251TX
MEMPHIS KNOX TRUCKING COMPANY LLC3315160Sep 9, 2024Jan 6, 20252TX
VIC ELIAN'S TRUCKING LLC2321346Jan 4, 2024Jan 4, 20241TX
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.
1N69087TX1SALINAS EXPRESS LLCJun 11, 2026Jul 19, 20262
7852D22TXHAMMERHEAD TRUCKING COMPANY LLCMay 19, 2025May 19, 20251
6935K63TXMEMPHIS KNOX TRUCKING COMPANY LLCJan 6, 2025Jan 6, 20251
6138G12TXMEMPHIS KNOX TRUCKING COMPANY LLCSep 9, 2024Sep 9, 20241
R693529TXVIC ELIAN'S TRUCKING LLCJan 4, 2024Jan 4, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026