Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2011 Kenworth T6 Series

1XKAD49X1BJ286555 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
T600
Carriers run under1
14 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenFeb 28, 2025
TX
Last seenApr 24, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XKAD49X1BJ286555
Make
Kenworth
Model
T6 Series
Model year
2011
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
AD49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1981 or 2011

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

North American serial sequence
286555

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 · 5,142 decoded VINs at 90.1% prefix purity.

Model
T6 Series

Prefix basis · 5,142 decoded VINs at 90.1% prefix purity.

Model line
T600

Sourced label · prefix basis 5,142 decoded VINs at 90.1% prefix purity.

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
2011

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
T6 Series

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

  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 28, 2025 – Apr 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 24, 2026TXII · Walk-around0SOUTHERN STAR TRANSPORT LTD 10414591N87720/TX
Apr 1, 2026TXII · Walk-around1SOUTHERN STAR TRANSPORT LTD 10414591N87720/TX
Feb 18, 2026TXII · Walk-around0SOUTHERN STAR TRANSPORT LTD 10414591N87720/TX
Jan 28, 2026TXII · Walk-around0SOUTHERN STAR TRANSPORT LTD 10414591N87720/TX
Dec 16, 2025TXII · Walk-around0SOUTHERN STAR TRANSPORT LTD 10414591N69888/TX
Oct 23, 2025TXII · Walk-around0SOUTHERN STAR TRANSPORT LTD 10414591N69888/TX
Jun 2, 2025TXII · Walk-around1OOSSOUTHERN STAR TRANSPORT LTD 10414591N69888/TX
Feb 28, 2025TXII · Walk-around1SOUTHERN STAR TRANSPORT LTD 10414591N69888/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOUTHERN STAR TRANSPORT LTD1041459Feb 28, 2025Apr 24, 20268TX
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.
1N87720TXSOUTHERN STAR TRANSPORT LTDJan 28, 2026Apr 24, 20264
1N69888TXSOUTHERN STAR TRANSPORT LTDFeb 28, 2025Dec 16, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026