Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Kenworth W900

1XKWDB9X6VJ736103 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenJun 29, 2023
AL
Last seenSep 10, 2025
AL
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XKWDB9X6VJ736103
Make
Kenworth
Model
W900
Model year
1997
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 24, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1997 or 2027

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

North American serial sequence
736103

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
1997

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 · Jun 29, 2023 – Sep 10, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 10, 2025ALII · Walk-around4STEPHENS TRUCKING COMPANY INC 31839101215777/AL
Apr 2, 2025ALIII · Driver-only1STEPHENS TRUCKING COMPANY INC 31839101215777/AL
Oct 24, 2024ALIII · Driver-only0STEPHENS TRUCKING COMPANY INC 318391024A0A5W/AL
Aug 14, 2023ALII · Walk-around1STEPHENS TRUCKING COMPANY INC 318391024A0A5/AL
Jul 13, 2023ALII · Walk-around0STEPHENS TRUCKING COMPANY INC 318391024A0A5W/AL
Jun 29, 2023ALIII · Driver-only0STEPHENS TRUCKING COMPANY INC 318391024A0A5/AL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
STEPHENS TRUCKING COMPANY INC3183910Jun 29, 2023Sep 10, 20256AL
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.
1215777ALSTEPHENS TRUCKING COMPANY INCApr 2, 2025Sep 10, 20252
24A0A5WALSTEPHENS TRUCKING COMPANY INCJul 13, 2023Oct 24, 20242
24A0A5ALSTEPHENS TRUCKING COMPANY INCJun 29, 2023Aug 14, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 24, 2026