Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1993 Kenworth K100

1XK1D49X3PJ250521 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
17 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenApr 3, 2024
CO
Last seenSep 16, 2025
CO
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XK1D49X3PJ250521
Make
Kenworth
Model
K100
Model year
1993
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
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
1XK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
1D49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
250521

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
1993

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
K100

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

  • 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 · Apr 3, 2024 – Sep 16, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 16, 2025COIII · Driver-only1PREFERRED CARTAGE SERVICE INC 659257232391/KS
Apr 17, 2025OKIII · Driver-only0PREFERRED CARTAGE SERVICE INC 659257232391/KS
Jan 7, 2025COIII · Driver-only0PREFERRED CARTAGE SERVICE INC 659257232391/KS
Nov 28, 2024OKIII · Driver-only1PREFERRED CARTAGE SERVICE INC 659257232391/KS
Nov 18, 2024OKIII · Driver-only1PREFERRED CARTAGE SERVICE INC 659257232391/KS
Sep 11, 2024NEIII · Driver-only0PREFERRED CARTAGE SERVICE INC 659257232391/KS
May 16, 2024NEIII · Driver-only0PREFERRED CARTAGE SERVICE INC 659257232391/KS
Apr 3, 2024COIII · Driver-only1PREFERRED CARTAGE SERVICE INC 659257232391/KS
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PREFERRED CARTAGE SERVICE INC659257Apr 3, 2024Sep 16, 20258CO
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.
232391KSPREFERRED CARTAGE SERVICE INCApr 3, 2024Sep 16, 20258
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026