Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Kenworth W9 Series

1XKWDB9X56J118983 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
24 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenFeb 28, 2024
WA
Last seenFeb 28, 2026
IA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 24 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XKWDB9X56J118983
Make
Kenworth
Model
W9 Series
Model year
2006
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 10, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
2006 or 2036

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

North American serial sequence
118983

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
2006

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 28, 2024 – Feb 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 28, 2026IAIII · Driver-only1TRANS-UNITED INC 707503748696/IN
Nov 20, 2025GAIII · Driver-only2TRANS-UNITED INC 707503748696/IN
Apr 29, 2024MNIII · Driver-only2OOSD&E TRANSPORT LLC 600140PAU5099/MN
Feb 28, 2024WAII · Walk-around1OOSD&E TRANSPORT LLC 600140PAU5099/MN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANS-UNITED INC70750Nov 20, 2025Feb 28, 20262IN
D&E TRANSPORT LLC600140Feb 28, 2024Apr 29, 20242MN
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.
3748696INTRANS-UNITED INCNov 20, 2025Feb 28, 20262
PAU5099MND&E TRANSPORT LLCFeb 28, 2024Apr 29, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 10, 2026