Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1982 Kenworth W900

1NKWL29X2CS311157 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenJul 31, 2023
TX
Last seenJan 20, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
1NKWL29X2CS311157
Make
Kenworth
Model
W900
Model year
1982
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 26, 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
WL29X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
311157

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
1982

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

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

  • 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 · Jul 31, 2023 – Jan 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 20, 2026TXII · Walk-around15OOSJ&J CARGO EXPRESS LLC 443849416Y182W/TX
Oct 23, 2023TXII · Walk-around7OOSDIOSDADO ARAFET BUSTAMANTE 40149441M54780/TX
Jul 31, 2023TXII · Walk-around2DIOSDADO ARAFET BUSTAMANTE 40149441M54780/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
J&J CARGO EXPRESS LLC4438494Jan 20, 2026Jan 20, 20261TX
DIOSDADO ARAFET BUSTAMANTE4014944Jul 31, 2023Oct 23, 20232TX
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.
16Y182WTXJ&J CARGO EXPRESS LLCJan 20, 2026Jan 20, 20261
1M54780TXDIOSDADO ARAFET BUSTAMANTEJul 31, 2023Oct 23, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026