Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1986 Kenworth T600

1XKAD49X7GJ488615 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
T600
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenNov 19, 2024
CA
Last seenJul 20, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XKAD49X7GJ488615
Make
Kenworth
Model
T600
Model year
1986
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 10, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
488615

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
1986

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
T600

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 · Nov 19, 2024 – Jul 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 20, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0SIDHU TRUCKERS INC 4546896ZP51420/CA
Dec 9, 2025CAI · Full0PUNJAB SINGH 2907614ZP51420/CA
May 2, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1PUNJAB SINGH 2907614WP60242/CA
Jan 21, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0PUNJAB SINGH 2907614WP60242/CA
Nov 19, 2024CAI · Full1PUNJAB SINGH 2907614WP60242/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SIDHU TRUCKERS INC4546896Jul 20, 2026Jul 20, 20261CA
PUNJAB SINGH2907614Nov 19, 2024Dec 9, 20254CA
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.
ZP51420CA1SIDHU TRUCKERS INCJul 20, 2026Jul 20, 20261
ZP51420CAPUNJAB SINGHDec 9, 2025Dec 9, 20251
WP60242CAPUNJAB SINGHNov 19, 2024May 2, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 10, 2026