Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Peterbilt 579

1XPBD49X5LD660938 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
33 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenSep 11, 2023
CA
Last seenJun 16, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 33 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
1XPBD49X5LD660938
Make
Peterbilt
Model
579
Model year
2020
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
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
660938

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
2020

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 · Sep 11, 2023 – Jun 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 16, 2026CAI · Full6OOSMAHAL ROADLINK INC 4413078ZP78627/CA
Dec 3, 2025NEIII · Driver-only6MAHAL ROADLINK INC 4413078ZP46568/CA
Nov 18, 2025CTII · Walk-around5OOSMAHAL ROADLINK INC 4413078ZP46568/CA
Feb 28, 2025GAIII · Driver-only2GSM TRUCKLINES INC 4238685ZP46568/CA
Sep 11, 2023CAI · Full0RICH THOMPSON TRUCKING INC 446032AM2370/ID
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MAHAL ROADLINK INC4413078Nov 18, 2025Jun 16, 20263CA
GSM TRUCKLINES INC4238685Feb 28, 2025Feb 28, 20251CA
RICH THOMPSON TRUCKING INC446032Sep 11, 2023Sep 11, 20231ID
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.
ZP78627CA2MAHAL ROADLINK INCJun 16, 2026Jun 16, 20261
ZP46568CAMAHAL ROADLINK INCNov 18, 2025Dec 3, 20252
ZP46568CAGSM TRUCKLINES INCFeb 28, 2025Feb 28, 20251
AM2370IDRICH THOMPSON TRUCKING INCSep 11, 2023Sep 11, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026