Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Peterbilt 579

1XPBDP9X4GD297880 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
6 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenDec 1, 2023
TX
Last seenJun 19, 2024
NM
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 6 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
1XPBDP9X4GD297880
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 25, 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
BDP9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
297880

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 · 21,366 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
579

Prefix basis · 21,366 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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 1, 2023 – Jun 19, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 19, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0MER CARGO LLC 3915238AN1057/ID
Mar 23, 2024NMII · Walk-around0MER CARGO LLC 3915238AN1057/ID
Mar 5, 2024AZII · Walk-around1OOSMER CARGO LLC 3915238AN1057/ID
Feb 21, 2024CAI · Full3MER CARGO LLC 3915238AN1057/ID
Feb 7, 2024IDI · Full4MER CARGO LLC 3915238AN1057/ID
Dec 1, 2023TXII · Walk-around0RL DESUE TRUCKING LLC 3463134AN1057/ID
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MER CARGO LLC3915238Feb 7, 2024Jun 19, 20245ID
RL DESUE TRUCKING LLC3463134Dec 1, 2023Dec 1, 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.
AN1057IDMER CARGO LLCFeb 7, 2024Jun 19, 20245
AN1057IDRL DESUE TRUCKING LLCDec 1, 2023Dec 1, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026