Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Kenworth W9 Series

1XKWPBTX96J146172 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenAug 1, 2023
CO
Last seenJul 19, 2026
IL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XKWPBTX96J146172
Make
Kenworth
Model
W9 Series
Model year
2006
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 23, 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
WPBTX

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
2006 or 2036

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

North American serial sequence
146172

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
2006

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
W9 Series

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 · Aug 1, 2023 – Jul 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 19, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0NORTH COUNTRY DIRECTIONAL DRILLING LLC 4007385AM57786/AZ
Oct 27, 2025MOI · Full11OOSNORTH COUNTRY DIRECTIONAL DRILLING LLC 4007385AM57786/AZ
May 1, 2024COIII · Driver-only0WHITEWOOD TRANSPORT INC 251720PA30691/MT
Aug 1, 2023COII · Walk-around0WHITEWOOD TRANSPORT INC 251720AM8333/ID
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NORTH COUNTRY DIRECTIONAL DRILLING LLC4007385Oct 27, 2025Jul 19, 20262AZ
WHITEWOOD TRANSPORT INC251720Aug 1, 2023May 1, 20242MT
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.
AM57786AZ1NORTH COUNTRY DIRECTIONAL DRILLING LLCOct 27, 2025Jul 19, 20262
PA30691MTWHITEWOOD TRANSPORT INCMay 1, 2024May 1, 20241
AM8333IDWHITEWOOD TRANSPORT INCAug 1, 2023Aug 1, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 23, 2026