Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Peterbilt 579

1XPBD49X8PD854353 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
31 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenJul 14, 2023
AZ
Last seenFeb 10, 2026
IL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 31 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
1XPBD49X8PD854353
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
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
854353

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 14, 2023 – Feb 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 10, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0BENIWAL TRANSPORT INC 4411896ZP64100/CA
Feb 25, 2025MOII · Walk-around5PKN CARGO INC 4178795YP56398/CA
Dec 27, 2024NCII · Walk-around1OOSPKN CARGO INC 4178795YP56398/CA
Nov 15, 2024PAIII · Driver-only6PKN CARGO INC 4178795YP56398/CA
Jul 16, 2024OHII · Walk-around2PKN CARGO INC 4178795YP56398/CA
Mar 8, 2024OHIII · Driver-only0PKN CARGO INC 4178795YP56398/CA
Sep 11, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only0LJS CARGO INC 3777208YP56398/CA
Jul 14, 2023AZII · Walk-around9OOSLJS CARGO INC 3777208YP56398/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BENIWAL TRANSPORT INC4411896Feb 10, 2026Feb 10, 20261CA
PKN CARGO INC4178795Mar 8, 2024Feb 25, 20255CA
LJS CARGO INC3777208Jul 14, 2023Sep 11, 20232CA
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.
ZP64100CABENIWAL TRANSPORT INCFeb 10, 2026Feb 10, 20261
YP56398CAPKN CARGO INCMar 8, 2024Feb 25, 20255
YP56398CALJS CARGO INCJul 14, 2023Sep 11, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026