Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Kenworth W9 Series

1XKWD40X9HJ162982 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
W900
Carriers run under1
33 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenJul 19, 2023
NY
Last seenApr 29, 2026
NY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XKWD40X9HJ162982
Make
Kenworth
Model
W9 Series
Model year
2017
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
WD40X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
162982

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
2017

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 19, 2023 – Apr 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 29, 2026NYIII · Driver-only1RICHARDS TRUCKING LLC 65747220657BR/NY
Mar 10, 2026NYII · Walk-around7OOSRICHARDS TRUCKING LLC 65747254664PF/NY
Oct 14, 2025NYII · Walk-around2RICHARDS TRUCKING LLC 65747220657BR/NY
Jan 16, 2025NYII · Walk-around3RICHARDS TRUCKING LLC 65747211875BR/NY
Jul 11, 2024NYII · Walk-around2RICHARDS TRUCKING LLC 65747211875BR/NY
Jun 27, 2024NYIII · Driver-only0RICHARDS TRUCKING LLC 65747211875BR/NY
Apr 17, 2024NYIII · Driver-only0RICHARDS TRUCKING LLC 65747211875BR/NY
Jan 18, 2024NYII · Walk-around5RICHARDS TRUCKING LLC 65747211875BR/NY
Jul 19, 2023NYIII · Driver-only1RICHARDS TRUCKING LLC 65747211875BR/NY
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RICHARDS TRUCKING LLC657472Jul 19, 2023Apr 29, 20269NY
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.
20657BRNYRICHARDS TRUCKING LLCOct 14, 2025Apr 29, 20262
54664PFNYRICHARDS TRUCKING LLCMar 10, 2026Mar 10, 20261
11875BRNYRICHARDS TRUCKING LLCJul 19, 2023Jan 16, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026