Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Kenworth T8 Series

1NKDLB9X99J248998 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
21 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenJul 13, 2023
TX
Last seenApr 14, 2025
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NKDLB9X99J248998
Make
Kenworth
Model
T8 Series
Model year
2009
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
1NK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
DLB9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
2009 or 2039

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

North American serial sequence
248998

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2009

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
T8 Series

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • 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 · Jul 13, 2023 – Apr 14, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 14, 2025TXII · Walk-around2OOSAAA RECYCLING INC 1460829K180719/TX
Mar 28, 2025TXII · Walk-around1AAA RECYCLING INC 1460829K180719/TX
Nov 6, 2024ARIII · Driver-only1AAA RECYCLING INC 1460829K180719/TX
Jun 20, 2024TXII · Walk-around0AAA RECYCLING INC 1460829K180719/TX
Jan 5, 2024TXII · Walk-around3AAA RECYCLING INC 1460829K020569/TX
Jul 26, 2023TXI · Full3AAA RECYCLING INC 1460829K020569/TX
Jul 13, 2023TXII · Walk-around0AAA RECYCLING INC 1460829K020569/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AAA RECYCLING INC1460829Jul 13, 2023Apr 14, 20257TX
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.
K180719TXAAA RECYCLING INCJun 20, 2024Apr 14, 20254
K020569TXAAA RECYCLING INCJul 13, 2023Jan 5, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026