Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Kenworth W900

1NKWLB9X9VJ753264 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
12 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenApr 30, 2025
WY
Last seenApr 1, 2026
WY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NKWLB9X9VJ753264
Make
Kenworth
Model
W900
Model year
1997
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 6, 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
WLB9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1997 or 2027

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

North American serial sequence
753264

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
1997

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Apr 30, 2025 – Apr 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 1, 2026WYI · Full0DRAGGIN TOWING LLC 368477117C1598/WY
Mar 30, 2026WYI · Full6OOSDRAGGIN TOWING LLC 368477117C1598/WY
Mar 26, 2026WYV · Vehicle-only4OOSDRAGGIN TOWING LLC 3684771171598/WY
Apr 30, 2025WYV · Vehicle-only0DRAGGIN TOWING LLC 368477117C3353/WY
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DRAGGIN TOWING LLC3684771Apr 30, 2025Apr 1, 20264WY
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.
17C1598WYDRAGGIN TOWING LLCMar 30, 2026Apr 1, 20262
171598WYDRAGGIN TOWING LLCMar 26, 2026Mar 26, 20261
17C3353WYDRAGGIN TOWING LLCApr 30, 2025Apr 30, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 6, 2026