Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Peterbilt 579

1XPBDK9X8JD491208 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
24 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenMar 18, 2024
CA
Last seenMar 17, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XPBDK9X8JD491208
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 29, 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
BDK9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
491208

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 · 310 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
579

Prefix basis · 310 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 · Mar 18, 2024 – Mar 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 17, 2026CAII · Walk-around1BND TRANSPORT INC 30404869H18481/CA
Jan 22, 2025CAII · Walk-around1BND TRANSPORT INC 30404869H18481/CA
Jun 24, 2024CAII · Walk-around4BND TRANSPORT INC 30404869G81177/CA
May 3, 2024CAIII · Driver-only3OOSBND TRANSPORT INC 30404869G81177/CA
Mar 18, 2024CAII · Walk-around2BND TRANSPORT INC 30404869G81177/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BND TRANSPORT INC3040486Mar 18, 2024Mar 17, 20265CA
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.
9H18481CABND TRANSPORT INCJan 22, 2025Mar 17, 20262
9G81177CABND TRANSPORT INCMar 18, 2024Jun 24, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 29, 2026