Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1981 Kenworth W900

1XKWD29X6BS188349 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
32 mo
Inspections24
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 24
First seenAug 17, 2023
TX
Last seenApr 18, 2026
US
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XKWD29X6BS188349
Make
Kenworth
Model
W900
Model year
1981
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 14, 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
WD29X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1981 or 2011

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

North American serial sequence
188349

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
1981

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
W900

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 17, 2023 – Apr 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 18, 2026USI · Full5JAIME FERNANDO PALAFOX VILLEGAS 2177928VU1792C/MX
Apr 1, 2026TXII · Walk-around4JAIME FERNANDO PALAFOX VILLEGAS 2177928VU1792C/MX
Mar 19, 2026TXII · Walk-around1JAIME FERNANDO PALAFOX VILLEGAS 2177928VU1792C/TA
Feb 26, 2026TXII · Walk-around0JAIME FERNANDO PALAFOX VILLEGAS 2177928VU1792C/TA
Jul 17, 2025TXII · Walk-around6JAIME FERNANDO PALAFOX VILLEGAS 2177928VU1792C/TA
Jan 20, 2025TXIII · Driver-only1JAIME FERNANDO PALAFOX VILLEGAS 2177928WT9370A/MX
Jan 14, 2025USI · Full9OOSJAIME FERNANDO PALAFOX VILLEGAS 2177928WT9370A/TA
Dec 30, 2024TXIII · Driver-only0JAIME FERNANDO PALAFOX VILLEGAS 2177928WT9370A/MX
Nov 9, 2024TXIII · Driver-only0JAIME FERNANDO PALAFOX VILLEGAS 2177928WT9370A/MX
Oct 24, 2024TXII · Walk-around2JAIME FERNANDO PALAFOX VILLEGAS 2177928WT9370A/MX
Aug 5, 2024TXII · Walk-around2JAIME FERNANDO PALAFOX VILLEGAS 2177928WT9370A/TA
Jul 13, 2024TXIII · Driver-only3JAIME FERNANDO PALAFOX VILLEGAS 2177928WT9370A/TA
Jun 14, 2024TXIII · Driver-only3JAIME FERNANDO PALAFOX VILLEGAS 2177928WT9370A/MX
Jun 3, 2024TXII · Walk-around2JAIME FERNANDO PALAFOX VILLEGAS 2177928WT9370A/TA
May 13, 2024TXII · Walk-around2JAIME FERNANDO PALAFOX VILLEGAS 2177928WT9370A/TA
May 10, 2024TXII · Walk-around1JAIME FERNANDO PALAFOX VILLEGAS 2177928WT9370A/TA
May 10, 2024TXIII · Driver-only1JAIME FERNANDO PALAFOX VILLEGAS 2177928WT9370A/TA
May 3, 2024TXIII · Driver-only0JAIME FERNANDO PALAFOX VILLEGAS 2177928WT9370A/TA
Apr 25, 2024TXII · Walk-around2JAIME FERNANDO PALAFOX VILLEGAS 2177928WT9370A/MX
Feb 7, 2024TXI · Full2JAIME FERNANDO PALAFOX VILLEGAS 2177928WT9370A/MX
Feb 2, 2024TXI · Full6OOSJAIME FERNANDO PALAFOX VILLEGAS 2177928WT9370A/TA
Jan 25, 2024TXII · Walk-around5JAIME FERNANDO PALAFOX VILLEGAS 2177928WT9370A/MX
Sep 21, 2023TXIII · Driver-only4JAIME FERNANDO PALAFOX VILLEGAS 2177928WT9370A/MX
Aug 17, 2023TXII · Walk-around7OOSJAIME FERNANDO PALAFOX VILLEGAS 2177928WT9370A/TA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JAIME FERNANDO PALAFOX VILLEGAS2177928Aug 17, 2023Apr 18, 202624TA
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.
VU1792CMXJAIME FERNANDO PALAFOX VILLEGASApr 1, 2026Apr 18, 20262
VU1792CTAJAIME FERNANDO PALAFOX VILLEGASJul 17, 2025Mar 19, 20263
WT9370AMXJAIME FERNANDO PALAFOX VILLEGASSep 21, 2023Jan 20, 20259
WT9370ATAJAIME FERNANDO PALAFOX VILLEGASAug 17, 2023Jan 14, 202510
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026