Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Kenworth W990

1XK1P49X6LJ416872 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
30 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenAug 15, 2023
SD
Last seenFeb 10, 2026
IL
Inspected under 3 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XK1P49X6LJ416872
Make
Kenworth
Model
W990
Model year
2020
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 9, 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
1P49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
416872

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
2020

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
W990

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

  • 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 · Aug 15, 2023 – Feb 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 10, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0LUDWIG & SONS TRUCKING LLC 406187192879Z/WI
May 15, 2024WYI · Full5OOSMICHAUD TRUCKING INCORPERATED 169140RC13036/MI
May 1, 2024NYII · Walk-around2MICHAUD TRUCKING INCORPERATED 169140RC13036/MI
Aug 15, 2023SDIII · Driver-only0PAY IT FORWARD TRUCKING LLC 1734621RC13036/MI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LUDWIG & SONS TRUCKING LLC4061871Feb 10, 2026Feb 10, 20261WI
MICHAUD TRUCKING INCORPERATED169140May 1, 2024May 15, 20242MI
PAY IT FORWARD TRUCKING LLC1734621Aug 15, 2023Aug 15, 20231IA
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.
92879ZWILUDWIG & SONS TRUCKING LLCFeb 10, 2026Feb 10, 20261
RC13036MIMICHAUD TRUCKING INCORPERATEDMay 1, 2024May 15, 20242
RC13036MIPAY IT FORWARD TRUCKING LLCAug 15, 2023Aug 15, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 9, 2026