Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Kenworth T680

1XKYD48X5KJ297459 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJun 21, 2023
NC
Last seenAug 12, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
1XKYD48X5KJ297459
Make
Kenworth
Model
T680
Model year
2019
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
YD48X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
297459

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.

Make
KENWORTH

Prefix basis · 462 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
T680

Prefix basis · 462 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

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
2019

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
T680

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

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 21, 2023 – Aug 12, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 12, 2025TXII · Walk-around0TEX-US TRUCKING SERVICES LLC 3562556R729176/TX
May 16, 2025TXII · Walk-around1TEX-US TRUCKING SERVICES LLC 3562556R729176/TX
Mar 27, 2025ALIII · Driver-only0TEX-US TRUCKING SERVICES LLC 3562556R729176/TX
Jul 25, 2024TXII · Walk-around0TEX-US TRUCKING SERVICES LLC 3562556R729176/TX
Jun 21, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0J & R SCHUGEL TRUCKING INC 116455PAP3326/MN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TEX-US TRUCKING SERVICES LLC3562556Jul 25, 2024Aug 12, 20254TX
J & R SCHUGEL TRUCKING INC116455Jun 21, 2023Jun 21, 20231MN
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.
R729176TXTEX-US TRUCKING SERVICES LLCJul 25, 2024Aug 12, 20254
PAP3326MNJ & R SCHUGEL TRUCKING INCJun 21, 2023Jun 21, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026