Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Kenworth T6 Series

1XKAD48X6CJ324915 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
T600
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJul 19, 2023
KS
Last seenMay 12, 2026
KS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
1XKAD48X6CJ324915
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 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
AD48X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
324915

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 · 423 decoded VINs at 97.9% prefix purity.

Model
T6 Series

Prefix basis · 423 decoded VINs at 97.9% prefix purity.

Model line
T600

Sourced label · prefix basis 423 decoded VINs at 97.9% 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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 19, 2023 – May 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 12, 2026KSIII · Driver-only0MTZ EXPRESS LLC 3362602259252/KS
Apr 26, 2024KSIII · Driver-only0CHIHUAS TRUCKING LLC 2525387216330/KS
Nov 14, 2023KSII · Walk-around0CHIHUAS TRUCKING LLC 2525387216330/KS
Jul 19, 2023KSII · Walk-around1CHIHUAS TRUCKING LLC 2525387216330/KS
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MTZ EXPRESS LLC3362602May 12, 2026May 12, 20261KS
CHIHUAS TRUCKING LLC2525387Jul 19, 2023Apr 26, 20243KS
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.
259252KSMTZ EXPRESS LLCMay 12, 2026May 12, 20261
216330KSCHIHUAS TRUCKING LLCJul 19, 2023Apr 26, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 9, 2026