Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Peterbilt 579

1XPBD49X6JD442293 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 9
First seenAug 29, 2024
CO
Last seenJul 13, 2026
IA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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
1XPBD49X6JD442293
Make
Peterbilt
Model
579
Model year
2018
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
442293

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
2018

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 · Aug 29, 2024 – Jul 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 13, 2026IAIII · Driver-only1VMC CARRIERS INC 3760283R7891155/TX
Mar 12, 2026TXIII · Driver-only1OOSVMC CARRIERS INC 3760283R789155/TX
Dec 19, 2025TXII · Walk-around6OOSVMC CARRIERS INC 3760283R789155/TX
Nov 9, 2025USI · Full4OOSVMC CARRIERS INC 3760283R789155/TX
Aug 1, 2025TXII · Walk-around6OOSVMC CARRIERS INC 3760283R789155/TX
Jun 27, 2025TXI · Full4OOSVMC CARRIERS INC 3760283R789155/TX
Jun 22, 2025TXII · Walk-around0VMC CARRIERS INC 3760283R789155/TX
May 23, 2025TXII · Walk-around6OOSVMC CARRIERS INC 3760283R789155/TX
Aug 29, 2024COI · Full1BUSTAMANTE AND SONS TRUCKING LLC 1474547R611178/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VMC CARRIERS INC3760283May 23, 2025Jul 13, 20268TX
BUSTAMANTE AND SONS TRUCKING LLC1474547Aug 29, 2024Aug 29, 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.
R7891155TX1VMC CARRIERS INCJul 13, 2026Jul 13, 20261
R789155TXVMC CARRIERS INCMay 23, 2025Mar 12, 20267
R611178TXBUSTAMANTE AND SONS TRUCKING LLCAug 29, 2024Aug 29, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026