Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Kenworth W900

1XKWDB9X9VJ737729 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
29 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenFeb 18, 2024
TN
Last seenJul 9, 2026
KS
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XKWDB9X9VJ737729
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
737729

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 18, 2024 – Jul 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 9, 2026KSII · Walk-around1MOUNTAIN GATE TRUCKING LLC 1374240792XAX/CO
Aug 11, 2025KSIII · Driver-only0MOUNTAIN GATE TRUCKING LLC 1374240792XAX/CO
Jun 2, 2025KSIII · Driver-only1MOUNTAIN GATE TRUCKING LLC 1374240792XAX/CO
Jul 10, 2024MOII · Walk-around1MOUNTAIN GATE TRUCKING LLC 1374240792XAX/CO
May 31, 2024IAI · Full0MOUNTAIN GATE TRUCKING LLC 1374240792-XAX/CO
Apr 2, 2024MNIII · Driver-only0MOUNTAIN GATE TRUCKING LLC 1374240792XAX/CO
Feb 18, 2024TNI · Full0MOUNTAIN GATE TRUCKING LLC 1374240792XAX/CO
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MOUNTAIN GATE TRUCKING LLC1374240Feb 18, 2024Jul 9, 20267CO
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.
792XAXCO1MOUNTAIN GATE TRUCKING LLCFeb 18, 2024Jul 9, 20266
792-XAXCOMOUNTAIN GATE TRUCKING LLCMay 31, 2024May 31, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 24, 2026