Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Peterbilt 579

1XPBDP9X5HD420474 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
10 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJan 11, 2024
AR
Last seenNov 18, 2024
AL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 10 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
1XPBDP9X5HD420474
Make
Peterbilt
Model
579
Model year
2017
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 31, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
420474

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
2017

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 · Jan 11, 2024 – Nov 18, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 18, 2024ALIII · Driver-only2ALMAX GROUP LLC 4242917P1234968/IL
Aug 26, 2024SDII · Walk-around0CARGO TRUCK EXPRESS INC 3117185P1234968/IL
Jan 11, 2024ARIII · Driver-only1MAGELLAN EXPRESS INC 3780123P1115755/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALMAX GROUP LLC4242917Nov 18, 2024Nov 18, 20241IL
CARGO TRUCK EXPRESS INC3117185Aug 26, 2024Aug 26, 20241PA
MAGELLAN EXPRESS INC3780123Jan 11, 2024Jan 11, 20241IL
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.
P1234968ILALMAX GROUP LLCNov 18, 2024Nov 18, 20241
P1234968ILCARGO TRUCK EXPRESS INCAug 26, 2024Aug 26, 20241
P1115755ILMAGELLAN EXPRESS INCJan 11, 2024Jan 11, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 31, 2026