Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Kenworth W900

1NKWX9TX4WR774211 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
10 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenDec 6, 2024
TX
Last seenOct 2, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 10 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NKWX9TX4WR774211
Make
Kenworth
Model
W900
Model year
1998
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
WX9TX

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
774211

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 · 4 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
W900

Prefix basis · 4 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
1998

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

  • 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 · Dec 6, 2024 – Oct 2, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 2, 2025TXI · Full11OOSCNL TRANSPORTATION LLC 419306124R358N/TX
Apr 18, 2025TXII · Walk-around2CARLOS MORENO 291661131T080N/TX
Dec 6, 2024TXI · Full8OOSCARLOS MORENO 291661139S865M/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CNL TRANSPORTATION LLC4193061Oct 2, 2025Oct 2, 20251TX
CARLOS MORENO2916611Dec 6, 2024Apr 18, 20252TX
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.
24R358NTXCNL TRANSPORTATION LLCOct 2, 2025Oct 2, 20251
31T080NTXCARLOS MORENOApr 18, 2025Apr 18, 20251
39S865MTXCARLOS MORENODec 6, 2024Dec 6, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026