Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Peterbilt 579

1XPBD49X9JD485851 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under5
15 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 10
First seenSep 12, 2023
WA
Last seenDec 18, 2024
AZ
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 15 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
1XPBD49X9JD485851
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 19, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
485851

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 · Sep 12, 2023 – Dec 18, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 18, 2024AZIII · Driver-only2AZ CARGO LINE LLC 3967843BH9990/ID
Nov 19, 2024COI · Full6AZ CARGO LINE LLC 3967843BH9990/ID
Sep 12, 2024ORIII · Driver-only2OOSZAK TRANSPORTATION LLC 3589984BH9990/ID
Aug 18, 2024WAIII · Driver-only0ZAK TRANSPORTATION LLC 3589984BH9990/ID
Aug 2, 2024CAII · Walk-around3ZAK TRANSPORTATION LLC 3589984BH9990/ID
Jul 31, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1RL DESUE TRUCKING LLC 3463134BH9990/ID
Jan 25, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1RL DESUE TRUCKING LLC 3463134BH9990/ID
Oct 22, 2023CAI · Full0MER CARGO LLC 3915238BH9990/ID
Oct 15, 2023CAII · Walk-around0MER CARGO LLC 3915238BH9990/ID
Sep 12, 2023WAII · Walk-around6FLEET SERVICE SOLUTIONS LLC 3562364AM8739/ID
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AZ CARGO LINE LLC3967843Nov 19, 2024Dec 18, 20242AZ
ZAK TRANSPORTATION LLC3589984Aug 2, 2024Sep 12, 20243ID
RL DESUE TRUCKING LLC3463134Jan 25, 2024Jul 31, 20242ID
MER CARGO LLC3915238Oct 15, 2023Oct 22, 20232ID
FLEET SERVICE SOLUTIONS LLC3562364Sep 12, 2023Sep 12, 20231ID
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.
BH9990IDAZ CARGO LINE LLCNov 19, 2024Dec 18, 20242
BH9990IDZAK TRANSPORTATION LLCAug 2, 2024Sep 12, 20243
BH9990IDRL DESUE TRUCKING LLCJan 25, 2024Jul 31, 20242
BH9990IDMER CARGO LLCOct 15, 2023Oct 22, 20232
AM8739ID1FLEET SERVICE SOLUTIONS LLCSep 12, 2023Sep 12, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026