Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1996 Kenworth W900

1XKWDB9X9TR685646 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 8
First seenJul 13, 2023
KY
Last seenMay 13, 2026
KY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XKWDB9X9TR685646
Make
Kenworth
Model
W900
Model year
1996
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.

Vehicle descriptor section
WDB9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
685646

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
1996

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 · Jul 13, 2023 – May 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 13, 2026KYII · Walk-around2OOSKEVIN RAY MARTIN 3420298J8A819/KY
Sep 10, 2025KYI · Full16OOSKEVIN RAY MARTIN 3420298J8A819/KY
May 8, 2025KYI · Full9OOSKEVIN RAY MARTIN 3420298J8A819/KY
Apr 17, 2025KYII · Walk-around0KEVIN RAY MARTIN 3420298J8A19/KY
Jan 14, 2025KYII · Walk-around2KEVIN RAY MARTIN 3420298J8A819/KY
Oct 6, 2024KYII · Walk-around6OOSKEVIN RAY MARTIN 3420298353126/KY
May 20, 2024KYI · Full13OOSKEVIN RAY MARTIN 3420298353126/KY
Jul 13, 2023KYII · Walk-around4KEVIN RAY MARTIN 3420298353126/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KEVIN RAY MARTIN3420298Jul 13, 2023May 13, 20268KY
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.
J8A819KYKEVIN RAY MARTINJan 14, 2025May 13, 20264
J8A19KYKEVIN RAY MARTINApr 17, 2025Apr 17, 20251
353126KYKEVIN RAY MARTINJul 13, 2023Oct 6, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026