Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Kenworth W900

1XKWDB9X7VR746978 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
33 mo
Inspections25
all-time
OOS inspections8
of 25
First seenJun 26, 2023
US
Last seenMar 24, 2026
US
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XKWDB9X7VR746978
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 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
746978

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 26, 2023 – Mar 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 24, 2026USI · Full13FRANCISCO VACA BAUTISTA 119449451AC5V/MX
Dec 23, 2025USI · Full31OOSFRANCISCO VACA BAUTISTA 119449451AC5V/MX
Nov 28, 2025USII · Walk-around10OOSFRANCISCO VACA BAUTISTA 119449451AC5V/MX
Nov 7, 2025USIII · Driver-only2FRANCISCO VACA BAUTISTA 119449451AC5V/MX
Oct 17, 2025USI · Full10OOSFRANCISCO VACA BAUTISTA 119449451A5V/MX
Jun 11, 2025AZIII · Driver-only0FRANCISCO VACA BAUTISTA 119449451AC5V/MX
Jun 10, 2025USI · Full10FRANCISCO VACA BAUTISTA 119449451AC5V/MX
Jun 2, 2025USI · Full11FRANCISCO VACA BAUTISTA 119449451AC5V/MX
May 20, 2025USI · Full15FRANCISCO VACA BAUTISTA 119449451AC5V/MX
May 8, 2025USI · Full11FRANCISCO VACA BAUTISTA 119449451AC5V/MX
Apr 15, 2025USI · Full6FRANCISCO VACA BAUTISTA 119449451AC5V/MX
Mar 17, 2025USI · Full14FRANCISCO VACA BAUTISTA 119449451AC5V/MX
Feb 7, 2025USI · Full13OOSFRANCISCO VACA BAUTISTA 119449451AC5V/MX
Jan 30, 2025USI · Full9FRANCISCO VACA BAUTISTA 119449451AC5V/MX
Dec 20, 2024USI · Full12FRANCISCO VACA BAUTISTA 119449451AC5V/MX
Dec 6, 2024USI · Full11FRANCISCO VACA BAUTISTA 119449451AC5V/MX
Oct 10, 2024USI · Full21OOSFRANCISCO VACA BAUTISTA 119449451AC5V/MX
Jun 12, 2024USI · Full15FRANCISCO VACA BAUTISTA 119449451AC5V/MX
Apr 25, 2024AZI · Full10FRANCISCO VACA BAUTISTA 119449451AC5V/MX
Jan 23, 2024USI · Full20FRANCISCO VACA BAUTISTA 119449451AC5V/MX
Dec 8, 2023USII · Walk-around12OOSFRANCISCO VACA BAUTISTA 119449451AC5V/MX
Nov 27, 2023USI · Full13FRANCISCO VACA BAUTISTA 119449451AC5V/MX
Oct 31, 2023AZI · Full21OOSFRANCISCO VACA BAUTISTA 119449451AC5V/MX
Oct 20, 2023USI · Full15FRANCISCO VACA BAUTISTA 119449451AC5V/MX
Jun 26, 2023USI · Full21OOSFRANCISCO VACA BAUTISTA 119449451AC5V/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FRANCISCO VACA BAUTISTA1194494Jun 26, 2023Mar 24, 202625SO
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.
51AC5VMX1FRANCISCO VACA BAUTISTAJun 26, 2023Mar 24, 202624
51A5VMXFRANCISCO VACA BAUTISTAOct 17, 2025Oct 17, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026