Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Kenworth W9 Series

1XKWDB9X28R236283 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
2 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenSep 23, 2025
KS
Last seenNov 28, 2025
KS
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XKWDB9X28R236283
Make
Kenworth
Model
W9 Series
Model year
2008
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 26, 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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
236283

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
2008

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

  • 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 · Sep 23, 2025 – Nov 28, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 28, 2025KSII · Walk-around6RICARDO ALONSO 4157234AER301/KS
Oct 27, 2025KSIII · Driver-only1RICARDO ALONSO 4157234AER301/KS
Sep 23, 2025KSIII · Driver-only1RICARDO ALONSO 4157234AER301/KS
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RICARDO ALONSO4157234Sep 23, 2025Nov 28, 20253KS
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.
AER301KSRICARDO ALONSOSep 23, 2025Nov 28, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026