Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2007 Kenworth T8 Series

1XKDDU9X97J156544 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
28 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenAug 15, 2023
TX
Last seenDec 22, 2025
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XKDDU9X97J156544
Make
Kenworth
Model
T8 Series
Model year
2007
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 20, 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
DDU9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
2007 or 2037

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

North American serial sequence
156544

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
2007

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
T8 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

  • 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 15, 2023 – Dec 22, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 22, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSARLETTS TRUCKING LLC 11103551N50146/TX
Dec 5, 2025TXII · Walk-around2ARLETTS TRUCKING LLC 11103551N50146/TX
Nov 20, 2025TXIII · Driver-only2ARLETTS TRUCKING LLC 11103551N50146/TX
Oct 28, 2025TXIII · Driver-only0ARLETTS TRUCKING LLC 11103551N50146/TX
Sep 18, 2025TXII · Walk-around2OOSARLETTS TRUCKING LLC 11103551N50146/TX
Aug 14, 2024TXII · Walk-around1ARLETTS TRUCKING LLC 11103551M24596/TX
Jul 3, 2024TXII · Walk-around0ARLETTS TRUCKING LLC 11103551M24596/TX
Mar 29, 2024TXII · Walk-around1ARLETTS TRUCKING LLC 11103551M24596/TX
Aug 15, 2023TXII · Walk-around2ARLETTS TRUCKING LLC 11103551M24596/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARLETTS TRUCKING LLC1110355Aug 15, 2023Dec 22, 20259TX
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.
1N50146TXARLETTS TRUCKING LLCSep 18, 2025Dec 22, 20255
1M24596TXARLETTS TRUCKING LLCAug 15, 2023Aug 14, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026