Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1996 Kenworth W900

1NKWXB0X7TS728551 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenSep 27, 2023
ID
Last seenDec 18, 2025
ID
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NKWXB0X7TS728551
Make
Kenworth
Model
W900
Model year
1996
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 6, 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
WXB0X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
728551

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
1996

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
W900

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 27, 2023 – Dec 18, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 18, 2025IDII · Walk-around3LAUER EXCAVATION AND CONSTRUCTION INC 1743622B01650X/WA
Jun 27, 2025IDII · Walk-around3OOSLAUER EXCAVATION AND CONSTRUCTION INC 1743622B01650X/WA
Dec 18, 2024IDII · Walk-around7OOSLAUER EXCAVATION AND CONSTRUCTION INC 1743622B01650X/WA
Sep 27, 2023IDII · Walk-around1LAUER EXCAVATION AND CONSTRUCTION INC 1743622B01650X/WA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LAUER EXCAVATION AND CONSTRUCTION INC1743622Sep 27, 2023Dec 18, 20254WA
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.
B01650XWALAUER EXCAVATION AND CONSTRUCTION INCSep 27, 2023Dec 18, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 6, 2026