Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1986 Kenworth T600

1XKADP9X4GJ487570 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
T600
Carriers run under1
33 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenSep 14, 2023
KY
Last seenJun 24, 2026
MS
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XKADP9X4GJ487570
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
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
ADP9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
487570

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 · 1,080 decoded VINs at 93.3% prefix purity.

Model
T6 Series

Prefix basis · 1,080 decoded VINs at 93.3% prefix purity.

Model line
T600

Sourced label · prefix basis 1,080 decoded VINs at 93.3% 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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 14, 2023 – Jun 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 24, 2026MSII · Walk-around5OOSWATKINS TRUCKING COMPANY INC 5157111226295/AL
Jun 16, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0WATKINS TRUCKING COMPANY INC 5157111182644/AL
May 12, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0WATKINS TRUCKING COMPANY INC 5157111182644/AL
May 2, 2025LAII · Walk-around1WATKINS TRUCKING COMPANY INC 5157111182644/AL
Dec 13, 2024KYI · Full0WATKINS TRUCKING COMPANY INC 5157111182644/AL
Feb 7, 2024KYIII · Driver-only0WATKINS TRUCKING COMPANY INC 5157111182644/AL
Jan 29, 2024KYII · Walk-around0WATKINS TRUCKING COMPANY INC 5157111182644/AL
Sep 14, 2023KYII · Walk-around0WATKINS TRUCKING COMPANY INC 5157111182644/AL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WATKINS TRUCKING COMPANY INC515711Sep 14, 2023Jun 24, 20268AL
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.
1226295AL1WATKINS TRUCKING COMPANY INCJun 24, 2026Jun 24, 20261
1182644ALWATKINS TRUCKING COMPANY INCSep 14, 2023Jun 16, 20257
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026