Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Kenworth T8 Series

1NKDL40X29J256711 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
T800
Carriers run under1
28 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenAug 7, 2023
TX
Last seenDec 31, 2025
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NKDL40X29J256711
Make
Kenworth
Model
T8 Series
Model year
2009
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 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
1NK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
DL40X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
2009 or 2039

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

North American serial sequence
256711

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 · 469 decoded VINs at 92.1% prefix purity.

Model
T8 Series

Prefix basis · 469 decoded VINs at 92.1% prefix purity.

Model line
T800

Sourced label · prefix basis 469 decoded VINs at 92.1% prefix purity.

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
2009

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
T8 Series

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

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

  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 7, 2023 – Dec 31, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 31, 2025TXII · Walk-around0ALLIANCE RECOVERY LLC 2451102R786170/TX
Oct 30, 2024TXII · Walk-around0ALLIANCE RECOVERY LLC 2451102R552940/TX
Jun 24, 2024TXII · Walk-around0ALLIANCE RECOVERY LLC 2451102R552940/TX
Nov 16, 2023TXII · Walk-around2ALLIANCE RECOVERY LLC 2451102R552940/TX
Aug 7, 2023TXII · Walk-around0ALLIANCE RECOVERY LLC 2451102R552940/TX
Aug 7, 2023TXII · Walk-around1ALLIANCE RECOVERY LLC 2451102R552940/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALLIANCE RECOVERY LLC2451102Aug 7, 2023Dec 31, 20256TX
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.
R786170TXALLIANCE RECOVERY LLCDec 31, 2025Dec 31, 20251
R552940TXALLIANCE RECOVERY LLCAug 7, 2023Oct 30, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 23, 2026