Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Kenworth T6 Series

1XKAA49X2CJ287594 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
T600
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenSep 15, 2023
TX
Last seenAug 21, 2025
TX
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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XKAA49X2CJ287594
Make
Kenworth
Model
T6 Series
Model year
2012
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
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
1XK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
AA49X

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
287594

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
2012

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 15, 2023 – Aug 21, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 21, 2025TXI · Full1E & I CARRIERS LLC 40444471M70457/TX
Oct 24, 2024TXII · Walk-around3OOSAPEX TRANSPORT LLC 33228931M70457/TX
Sep 15, 2023TXII · Walk-around6OOSAPEX TRANSPORT LLC 33228931N16054/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
E & I CARRIERS LLC4044447Aug 21, 2025Aug 21, 20251TX
APEX TRANSPORT LLC3322893Sep 15, 2023Oct 24, 20242TX
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.
1M70457TXE & I CARRIERS LLCAug 21, 2025Aug 21, 20251
1M70457TXAPEX TRANSPORT LLCOct 24, 2024Oct 24, 20241
1N16054TXAPEX TRANSPORT LLCSep 15, 2023Sep 15, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026