Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Kenworth W900

1NKWXUTX3VR747745 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
23 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJun 28, 2024
MT
Last seenMay 5, 2026
MT
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NKWXUTX3VR747745
Make
Kenworth
Model
W900
Model year
1997
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 26, 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
WXUTX

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1997 or 2027

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

North American serial sequence
747745

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
KENWORTH

Prefix basis · 22 decoded VINs at 95.5% prefix purity.

Model
W900

Prefix basis · 22 decoded VINs at 95.5% 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
1997

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

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 28, 2024 – May 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 5, 2026MTII · Walk-around0VALLEY SAND & GRAVEL LLC 7556065AB5643/MT
Sep 15, 2025MTIII · Driver-only1VALLEY SAND & GRAVEL LLC 755606568256B/MT
Jun 28, 2024MTII · Walk-around0VALLEY SAND & GRAVEL LLC 755606568256B/MT
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VALLEY SAND & GRAVEL LLC755606Jun 28, 2024May 5, 20263MT
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.
5AB5643MTVALLEY SAND & GRAVEL LLCMay 5, 2026May 5, 20261
568256BMTVALLEY SAND & GRAVEL LLCJun 28, 2024Sep 15, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026