Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

1981 Kenworth W900

1XKWDB9X7BJ279538 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
38 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 10
First seenJun 16, 2023
AL
Last seenAug 18, 2026
AL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 38 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XKWDB9X7BJ279538
Make
Kenworth
Model
W900
Model year
1981
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Vehicle descriptor section
WDB9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Model year candidates
1981 or 2011

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

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
North American serial sequence
279538

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗

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.

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 · Jun 16, 2023 – Aug 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 18, 2026ALIII · Driver-only0—TK TRUCKIN LLC 402019432A0DP5/AL
Jul 15, 2026ALI · Full0—TK TRUCKIN LLC 402019432A0DP5/AL
Nov 13, 2025ALIII · Driver-only1—TK TRUCKIN LLC 402019432A0DP5/AL
Nov 11, 2024ALII · Walk-around2—TK TRUCKIN LLC 402019432A0DP5/AL
Nov 4, 2024ALI · Full0—TK TRUCKIN LLC 402019432A0DP5/AL
Oct 30, 2024ALII · Walk-around5OOSTK TRUCKIN LLC 402019432A0DBH/AL
Oct 22, 2024ALIII · Driver-only0—TK TRUCKIN LLC 402019432A0DBH/AL
Aug 16, 2024ALIII · Driver-only1—TK TRUCKIN LLC 402019432A0DBH/AL
Mar 18, 2024ALIII · Driver-only0—TK TRUCKIN LLC 402019425AAY9M/AL
Jun 16, 2023ALII · Walk-around5—W CATES LOGGING INC 153694925AAY9M/AL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TK TRUCKIN LLC4020194Mar 18, 2024Aug 18, 20269AL
W CATES LOGGING INC1536949Jun 16, 2023Jun 16, 20231AL
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.
32A0DP5AL1TK TRUCKIN LLCNov 4, 2024 → Aug 18, 20265
32A0DBHAL—TK TRUCKIN LLCAug 16, 2024 → Oct 30, 20243
25AAY9MAL—TK TRUCKIN LLCMar 18, 2024 → Mar 18, 20241
25AAY9MAL—W CATES LOGGING INCJun 16, 2023 → Jun 16, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026