Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Kenworth W9 Series

1XKWD49X6GR488211 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
W900
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenFeb 20, 2025
OH
Last seenJun 22, 2026
OH
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 16 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XKWD49X6GR488211
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 27, 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
WD49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
488211

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 · 5,845 decoded VINs at 94.7% prefix purity.

Model
W9 Series

Prefix basis · 5,845 decoded VINs at 94.7% prefix purity.

Model line
W900

Sourced label · prefix basis 5,845 decoded VINs at 94.7% 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 · Feb 20, 2025 – Jun 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 22, 2026OHII · Walk-around5BYERS TRUCKING LLC 3350077PXD0727/OH
Apr 28, 2026WVII · Walk-around1BYERS TRUCKING LLC 3350077PXD0727/OH
Apr 16, 2026KYII · Walk-around4OOSBYERS TRUCKING LLC 3350077PXD0727/OH
Nov 14, 2025OHII · Walk-around2RHK LUMBER COMPANY LLC 3890670PXB9517/OH
Mar 6, 2025OHII · Walk-around0RHK LUMBER COMPANY LLC 38906702016/OH
Feb 20, 2025OHIII · Driver-only2RHK LUMBER COMPANY LLC 3890670PXB9517/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BYERS TRUCKING LLC3350077Apr 16, 2026Jun 22, 20263OH
RHK LUMBER COMPANY LLC3890670Feb 20, 2025Nov 14, 20253OH
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
PXD0727OH1BYERS TRUCKING LLCApr 16, 2026Jun 22, 20263
PXB9517OHRHK LUMBER COMPANY LLCFeb 20, 2025Nov 14, 20252
2016OHRHK LUMBER COMPANY LLCMar 6, 2025Mar 6, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026