Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Kenworth T800

1XKDDB9X5VR734853 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
30 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenJul 24, 2023
TX
Last seenJan 31, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XKDDB9X5VR734853
Make
Kenworth
Model
T800
Model year
1997
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
DDB9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
734853

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
1997

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
T800

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 · Jul 24, 2023 – Jan 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 31, 2026TXII · Walk-around2RAMON RANGEL 2055793LCN8733/TX
Jun 11, 2025TXI · Full9OOSRAMON RANGEL 2055793LCN8733/TX
Mar 18, 2025TXII · Walk-around4RAMON RANGEL 2055793LCN8733/TX
Oct 22, 2024TXII · Walk-around3OOSRAMON RANGEL 2055793LCN8733/TX
Jul 31, 2024TXII · Walk-around2RAMON RANGEL 2055793LCN8733/TX
Jun 17, 2024TXII · Walk-around1OOSRAMON RANGEL 2055793LCN8733/TX
May 11, 2024TXII · Walk-around2RAMON RANGEL 2055793LCN8733/TX
Jul 24, 2023TXII · Walk-around0RAMON RANGEL 2055793LCN8733/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RAMON RANGEL2055793Jul 24, 2023Jan 31, 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.
LCN8733TXRAMON RANGELJul 24, 2023Jan 31, 20268
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026