Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Kenworth W9 Series

1XKWD40X4GR486812 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
W900
Carriers run under1
35 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 10
First seenJul 17, 2023
CT
Last seenJun 26, 2026
VA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XKWD40X4GR486812
Make
Kenworth
Model
W9 Series
Model year
2016
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
WD40X

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
486812

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 · 1,108 decoded VINs at 99.0% prefix purity.

Model
W9 Series

Prefix basis · 1,108 decoded VINs at 99.0% prefix purity.

Model line
W900

Sourced label · prefix basis 1,108 decoded VINs at 99.0% 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
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
W9 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

  • 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 17, 2023 – Jun 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 26, 2026VAIII · Driver-only2BUDS TRUCK & DIESEL SERVICE INC 44753357274A/CT
Jun 25, 2026NYIII · Driver-only3BUDS TRUCK & DIESEL SERVICE INC 44753357274A/CT
Aug 7, 2025CTIII · Driver-only1BUDS TRUCK & DIESEL SERVICE INC 44753357274A/CT
Jun 18, 2025NYII · Walk-around5OOSBUDS TRUCK & DIESEL SERVICE INC 44753357274A/CT
Jun 2, 2025NJI · Full6OOSBUDS TRUCK & DIESEL SERVICE INC 44753357274A/CT
Jan 22, 2025NYII · Walk-around3OOSBUDS TRUCK & DIESEL SERVICE INC 44753357274A/CT
Feb 19, 2024CTI · Full4BUDS TRUCK & DIESEL SERVICE INC 44753357274A/CT
Feb 16, 2024CTIII · Driver-only1BUDS TRUCK & DIESEL SERVICE INC 44753357274A/CT
Oct 8, 2023MAI · Full7BUDS TRUCK & DIESEL SERVICE INC 44753357274A/CT
Jul 17, 2023CTIII · Driver-only2BUDS TRUCK & DIESEL SERVICE INC 44753357274A/CT
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BUDS TRUCK & DIESEL SERVICE INC447533Jul 17, 2023Jun 26, 202610CT
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.
57274ACT1BUDS TRUCK & DIESEL SERVICE INCJul 17, 2023Jun 26, 202610
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026