Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1999 Kenworth W900

1XKWDR9X3XJ797307 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
2 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenMar 11, 2025
AL
Last seenMay 22, 2025
AL
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XKWDR9X3XJ797307
Make
Kenworth
Model
W900
Model year
1999
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 10, 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
WDR9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1999 or 2029

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

North American serial sequence
797307

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
1999

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 · Mar 11, 2025 – May 22, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 22, 2025ALIII · Driver-only1JAMES M SHEHAN 612690NE8525/NC
May 6, 2025ALII · Walk-around7OOSJAMES M SHEHAN 612690NE8525/NC
May 5, 2025ALII · Walk-around12OOSJAMES M SHEHAN 612690NE8525/NC
Mar 11, 2025ALII · Walk-around6JAMES M SHEHAN 612690NE8525/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JAMES M SHEHAN612690Mar 11, 2025May 22, 20254NC
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.
NE8525NCJAMES M SHEHANMar 11, 2025May 22, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 10, 2026