Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Peterbilt 579

1XPBD49XXGD323347 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
26 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 13
First seenApr 10, 2024
TX
Last seenJun 20, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 26 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XPBD49XXGD323347
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 16, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
323347

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Apr 10, 2024 – Jun 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 20, 2026TXII · Walk-around0PEPPER FARMS LLC 3938318R725119/TX
Jan 29, 2026TXII · Walk-around0PEPPER FARMS LLC 3938318R725119/TX
Jan 21, 2026TXII · Walk-around1PEPPER FARMS LLC 3938318R725119/TX
Oct 23, 2025TXII · Walk-around0PEPPER FARMS LLC 3938318R725119/TX
Jun 25, 2025TXII · Walk-around1OOSRICHARD ESSER LLC 3254306R725119/TX
Jan 31, 2025TXII · Walk-around0RICHARD ESSER LLC 3254306R725119/TX
Jan 27, 2025TXII · Walk-around1RICHARD ESSER LLC 3254306R725119/TX
Dec 31, 2024TXII · Walk-around2RICHARD ESSER LLC 3254306R725119/TX
Oct 16, 2024TXII · Walk-around1OOSRICHARD ESSER LLC 3254306R741612/TX
Aug 8, 2024OKIII · Driver-only1NORCO CORPORATION 985416R725119/TX
Jun 13, 2024TXI · Full0RICHARD ESSER LLC 3254306R725119/TX
May 1, 2024TXI · Full4OOSRICHARD ESSER LLC 3254306R725119/TX
Apr 10, 2024TXII · Walk-around3OOSRICHARD ESSER LLC 3254306R725119/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PEPPER FARMS LLC3938318Oct 23, 2025Jun 20, 20264TX
RICHARD ESSER LLC3254306Apr 10, 2024Jun 25, 20258TX
NORCO CORPORATION985416Aug 8, 2024Aug 8, 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.
R725119TX1PEPPER FARMS LLCOct 23, 2025Jun 20, 20264
R725119TXRICHARD ESSER LLCApr 10, 2024Jun 25, 20257
R741612TXRICHARD ESSER LLCOct 16, 2024Oct 16, 20241
R725119TXNORCO CORPORATIONAug 8, 2024Aug 8, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026