Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1996 Kenworth W900

1XKWDB9X1TJ729959 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
35 mo
Inspections23
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 23
First seenAug 30, 2023
NC
Last seenJul 15, 2026
NC
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XKWDB9X1TJ729959
Make
Kenworth
Model
W900
Model year
1996
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
WDB9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
729959

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
1996

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 30, 2023 – Jul 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 15, 2026NCII · Walk-around3OOSNOBLES LAND IMPROVEMENT 2517758YA124296/NC
May 19, 2026NCII · Walk-around1OOSNOBLES LAND IMPROVEMENT 2517758YA124296/NC
May 11, 2026NCII · Walk-around5OOSNOBLES LAND IMPROVEMENT 2517758YA124296/NC
Apr 13, 2026NCII · Walk-around1NOBLES LAND IMPROVEMENT 2517758YA124296/NC
Apr 13, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0NOBLES LAND IMPROVEMENT 2517758YA124296/NC
Oct 29, 2025NCII · Walk-around0NOBLES LAND IMPROVEMENT 2517758YA124296/NC
Sep 2, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0NOBLES LAND IMPROVEMENT 2517758YA124296/NC
Jul 10, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0NOBLES LAND IMPROVEMENT 2517758YA124296/NC
Jun 24, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0NOBLES LAND IMPROVEMENT 2517758YA124296/NC
Apr 28, 2025NCIII · Driver-only1NOBLES LAND IMPROVEMENT 2517758YA124296/NC
Apr 10, 2025NCII · Walk-around1OOSNOBLES LAND IMPROVEMENT 2517758YA124296/NC
Apr 4, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0NOBLES LAND IMPROVEMENT 2517758YA124296/NC
Oct 29, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0NOBLES LAND IMPROVEMENT 2517758YA124296/NC
Oct 3, 2024NCII · Walk-around0NOBLES LAND IMPROVEMENT 2517758YA124296/NC
Jul 29, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0NOBLES LAND IMPROVEMENT 2517758YA124296/NC
Jun 25, 2024NCII · Walk-around2OOSNOBLES LAND IMPROVEMENT 2517758YA124296/NC
Jan 19, 2024NCII · Walk-around0NOBLES LAND IMPROVEMENT 2517758YA124296/NC
Dec 13, 2023NCIII · Driver-only1NOBLES LAND IMPROVEMENT 2517758YA124296/NC
Nov 22, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0NOBLES LAND IMPROVEMENT 2517758YA124296/NC
Nov 21, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0NOBLES LAND IMPROVEMENT 2517758YA124296/NC
Oct 11, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0NOBLES LAND IMPROVEMENT 2517758YA124296/NC
Sep 28, 2023NCII · Walk-around1NOBLES LAND IMPROVEMENT 2517758YA124296/NC
Aug 30, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0NOBLES LAND IMPROVEMENT 2517758YA124296/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NOBLES LAND IMPROVEMENT2517758Aug 30, 2023Jul 15, 202623NC
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.
YA124296NC1NOBLES LAND IMPROVEMENTAug 30, 2023Jul 15, 202623
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026