Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2011 Kenworth T6 Series

1XKAA49X1BJ287276 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
T600
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenJul 3, 2023
CA
Last seenJun 3, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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
1XKAA49X1BJ287276
Make
Kenworth
Model
T6 Series
Model year
2011
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
AA49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1981 or 2011

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

North American serial sequence
287276

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 · 233 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
T6 Series

Prefix basis · 233 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
T600

Sourced label · prefix basis 233 decoded VINs at 100.0% 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
2011

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
T6 Series

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

  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 3, 2023 – Jun 3, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 3, 2025CAI · Full0MELCHOR TRUCKING INC 27776249G63234/CA
Jan 14, 2025CAII · Walk-around1MELCHOR TRUCKING INC 27776249G63234/CA
Jan 12, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0MELCHOR TRUCKING INC 27776249G63234/CA
Dec 15, 2023CAII · Walk-around0MELCHOR TRUCKING INC 27776249G63234/CA
Nov 27, 2023CAIII · Driver-only2OOSMELCHOR TRUCKING INC 27776249G63234/CA
Aug 10, 2023CAII · Walk-around1OOSSATINDER S GILL 22799489F13553/CA
Jul 3, 2023CAIII · Driver-only2OOSSATINDER S GILL 22799489F13553/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MELCHOR TRUCKING INC2777624Nov 27, 2023Jun 3, 20255CA
SATINDER S GILL2279948Jul 3, 2023Aug 10, 20232CA
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.
9G63234CAMELCHOR TRUCKING INCNov 27, 2023Jun 3, 20255
9F13553CASATINDER S GILLJul 3, 2023Aug 10, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026