Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1996 Kenworth T800

1XKDDB9X8TS666554 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
25 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenAug 3, 2023
TX
Last seenSep 15, 2025
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XKDDB9X8TS666554
Make
Kenworth
Model
T800
Model year
1996
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
666554

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
1996

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 · Aug 3, 2023 – Sep 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 15, 2025TXII · Walk-around0ALPHA CARGO MOTOR EXPRESS INC 151212R271058/TX
Aug 6, 2025TXII · Walk-around0ALPHA CARGO MOTOR EXPRESS INC 151212R271058/TX
Apr 2, 2024TXII · Walk-around0ALPHA CARGO MOTOR EXPRESS INC 151212R271058/TX
Aug 15, 2023TXII · Walk-around0ALPHA CARGO MOTOR EXPRESS INC 151212R271058/TX
Aug 3, 2023TXII · Walk-around0ALPHA CARGO MOTOR EXPRESS INC 151212R271058/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALPHA CARGO MOTOR EXPRESS INC151212Aug 3, 2023Sep 15, 20255TX
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.
R271058TXALPHA CARGO MOTOR EXPRESS INCAug 3, 2023Sep 15, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026